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Voice of Global Majority - witnessing a livestream genocide in Gaza
Abdul Razak Ahmad
November 8, 2024
“Malaysia is a sovereign nation. America must stop telling us what to do. We are witnessing a livestream genocide happening in Gaza. America has the power to resolve this. America has been part of this genocide. They have been supplying weapons and encouraging it. It is time for the Global Majority to take a leadership position. We are almost 90% of the global population. We are non-Western, non-white, non-colonials. We are stepping forward. We are acting independently from the West, reclaiming our voice and agency. 124 countries voted in favor of the UN resolution demanding that Israel comply with international law, cease its settlement activities, and withdraw from the occupied territory. The US voted against it. Many of its Western allies abstained. They chose silence in the face of injustice. They were unwilling to stand up for international law and for Palestinian freedom. We are not a minority. We do not want to be defined by Western standards. We are sovereign people. We are not less civilized and our values are not inferior to Western values. We are not anti-West. It is very important for the voice of the World Majority to be respected and to be heard.” — Abdul Razak Ahmad