The Guardian newspaper published an article on the attitude of young people in Britain towards the Israeli war in Gaza, saying that for many young people in the country under the age of 25, and of all ethnicities, the daily crushing of Gaza is the symbolic international issue of their time, just as it was. The Iraq War 20 years ago or apartheid in South Africa.
The article – written by Aditya Chakraborty, a columnist for the British newspaper – added that the war in Gaza is reshaping politics and society in the country, and that the past few weeks have witnessed the growth of the youth revolution in terms of size and scope, such that it has now become one of the most interesting stories about how a war could occur in the near future. About 4 thousand kilometers influencing the political and social scene in Britain.
one picture
The writer reported a realistic experience about how students at a university in the Luton area, northwest of London, interacted with what was happening in Gaza, saying that on the morning of November 17, there was a picture of Palestinians being killed in Gaza transmitted from one phone to another, which prompted the students to leave their studies and gather. In the university courtyard, they chanted, demanding an end to the massacres carried out by Israel against the Palestinians.
Also, the writer says, a tweet was circulated saying, “More than 10,000 Palestinians were brutally slaughtered. It is time to stand on the right side of history and fight for those who are still alive.”
vast majority
The article reported that an extensive study issued this week – from the most popular opinion poll organizers – indicates that young people, more than other groups in British society, feel forced to choose one side in the war in Gaza, and that they support Palestine by an overwhelming majority.
He added that although Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer (leader of the Labor Party), the largest opposition party, enthusiastically support Israel, the suburb of Bury Park in the poor working-class Luton area highlights another picture. Palestinian flags were raised everywhere, in burger shops, jewelry stores, wedding clothes, and furniture stores.
The hypocrisy of the establishment
But as the political and media establishment in Britain and much of the West (but nowhere else) supports one side in the most one-sided conflict of modern times, young people have been branded as monsters, guilty of sympathizing with the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) until proven innocent. .
The writer said that young people in Britain are now learning that the regime lacks credibility. A week or so ago, these same students sat down to listen to a lecture that glorified British values and emphasized that freedom of expression is the main thing that is greatly appreciated in their country.
However, the writer says, they see the hypocrisy of schools that give them real-time updates about Ukraine and say nothing about Gaza.
