A person's blood color and value in this world depend only on their nationality, religion, and passport.

By: Tamim Abu Khait

The Israeli army recently committed a terrible mistake and crime: it bombed a Catholic church in the Gaza Strip – and an uproar immediately erupted in the West.

US President Trump calls Netanyahu, expresses his anger and demands an apology.

Netanyahu publishes a statement expressing deep sorrow for the incident, and publicly apologizes to Trump – so that all the inhabitants of the planet can hear.

Then he calls the Pope… to formally apologize to him.

What actually happened?

– The Israeli army bombed and destroyed a Catholic church and killed three Christians in the Gaza Strip.

And what about the hundreds of mosques that were wiped off the face of the earth in Gaza?

And what about the 70,000–100,000 (no one knows the real number) Muslims in Gaza who were bombed and buried under the rubble of most of the homes and buildings in the Strip?

Do they have no father or mother in this world? Do they have no value? Is their blood not red?

Nobody calls Netanyahu?

Nobody "demands an apology"?

Does no one regret their deaths?

And of course – no one apologizes either?

It is not enough to ask where the humanitarian feelings are in Israel – we need to ask: Where are the humanitarian feelings in the world?

Where is the human sensitivity of the West, which claims to be the epitome of culture and humanity?

It is clear that the issue does not only concern the Palestinians.

We know that the death of one German, French, or British citizen in a developing country, in a racist, political, criminal, or natural disaster event, will cause a greater diplomatic and media storm than the death of 100 citizens from the same developing country in a similar event.

And what was said in the news:

"US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that he will hold a meeting tomorrow (Thursday) on the issue of the American-Palestinian citizen who was beaten to death by settlers in the West Bank, according to the Reuters news agency."

Yes. The value of the blood of a Palestinian citizen increases in the political stock market only when he also holds an American passport.

How many times have settlers killed Palestinian civilians?

Who in Israel or the world heard this news for more than one hour?

And I'm not talking about who is tried and sent to prison - but rather asking: Who is even summoned for questioning in such a case?

Woe to you, Palestinian citizen, wherever you are.

Perhaps such "transient" events are enough to say:

There is no peace, no tranquility, and no justice – without the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.