Enough Silence! : Between Honor and Responsibility : M. Munir Safieldin

I’m writing to share an article I’ve recently authored that I believe may resonate with the readership of XUNICEF News and Views. 

Enough Silence: A Reflection on Gaza’s Crisis, addresses the moral and civic implications of global silence in the face of suffering in Gaza. 

Each piece engages with themes of ethical stewardship, human dignity, and the urgent need for responsible engagement—principles that echo both our shared professional commitments and the challenges facing global communities today.

I would be honored if they could contribute meaningfully to the platform’s ongoing discourse.

Warm regards,

M. Munir A. Safieldin

msafieldin@gmail.com

Enough Silence!

For 21 months, Israel has laid siege to over two million civilians in Gaza, using starvation as a weapon of war, destroying homes, hospitals, schools, water plants, and every shred of civil infrastructure. Over 50,000 people have been slaughtered, including thousands of women and children.

This is not war. This is annihilation.

And yet, much of the so-called “civilized world” is complicit: arming Israel, shielding it from accountability, and blocking international justice institutions from even investigating its crimes. They call this democracy. They call it civilization. Meanwhile, the victims, bombed, starved, and dehumanized, are branded as barbarians.

Who, then, is the real barbarian?

As some European governments endlessly "debate" sanctions or symbolic recognition of Palestine, Israel is given a free hand to bomb, starve, and erase an entire population. This is not diplomacy. This is hypocrisy, and worse, it is complicity.

The time has come for the rest of the world to wake up. Israel and its backers are not only destroying Gaza, they are dismantling the very foundations of international law and the UN Charter. We are witnessing a return to the law of the jungle, where might makes right, and genocide hides behind a mask of "security."

This is not just a Palestinian issue. This is a human issue. A moral issue.

To remain silent now is to be on the wrong side of history.

M. Munir A. Safieldin, Ph.D.