Alpay Ahmed: "Under the slogan of defending its population, Israel is holding a policy of mass termination of civilians"

After reading the recent interview of Oqtay Atakhan, regarding events in the Gaza strip, one can think that the speaker is not the chairman of the Humanist party of Azerbaijan, but a representative of the ultra-radical Israeli party "Shas", which is absolutely rejecting the interests of Arabians in this region.

"Historian" Atakhan says in open that "this is an ancient land of Jews", implying Gaza, where fierce fights are currently held. Most historians, including Jewish scientists, consider that both Jews and Arabians lived in this land since ancient. Love to Jews and antipathy towards Arabians led this "specialist on genetics" to the conclusion that Arabians have a kinship with Armenians and we, Azerbaijanis, with Jews. But when we further see his reaction on the events in the region, it becomes obvious that the cynicism of this person has no boundaries.

How can a chairman of the so-called "Humanistic party of Azerbaijan" close eyes on the brutal atrocities against civilians in Gaza? How can "a humanist" justify termination of families, firing at schools, hospitals, kindergartens, where women and children are hiding from air offensive, calling it the obliged measures of self-defense by Israel?

One needs not be a military specialists to see that the aim of the Tel-Aviv's policy is not only termination of Hamas, but also intimidation of the Arabian population, suppression of the spirit of resistance. It is not clear for a person, who "has long been watching the conflict" that under the slogan of defending its population, Israel is holding a policy of mass termination of civilians?

I do not support Hamas' policy, but it should be noted for justice that on the whole this movement did not violate ceasefire for a year. In late December of the last year, denouncing this regime, it sent several rockets to Israel, where some people were just slightly wounded. But there was an opportunity for resumption of further talks for the resolution of this conflict.

The murder of about 600 people can not be justified referring to the need to defend civilians in Israel. Atakhan did not say a word about hundreds of killed Arabians, perhaps because of their kinship to Armenians. He is far from the concept of Muslim solidarity, for his antipathy to Islam as a religion is well known. But when a person, who calls himself "a humanist" is indifferent to cruelty towards civilians, he can be called no one but a cynic.

/Day.Az/