License to Kill

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The silence on the genocidal situation in Gaza is disturbing. How can we explain the double standard when we compare the-legitimate-indignation provoked by the Russian bombardment of Ukraine with the </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>omerta</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>surrounding the bombardment of the Palestinian civilian population under blockade?</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The drama revolves around a combination of feelings of guilt cultural solidarity fear of Islam and even hostility to this religion which is presented as a societal and security threat along with colonial memories that have not been properly dealt with and adherence to the concept of a clash of civilizations. In the media and among the political class such a mixture gives rise to almost universal support for the actions of the Israeli government.</span></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>License to Kill</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> analyzes the motives and consequences of the denial of the dangers of genocide. Those who denounce it are labeled as anti-Semites or accomplices of terrorism. However the reality is that we are facing a moral bankruptcy; and we will not be able to say that we did not know.</span></p>