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Ukraine backs US strikes on Iran, calling for similar stance with Russia (newsukraine.rbc.ua)
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[–] Saleh@feddit.org 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Zelensky seems to be an ardent supporter of Israel and by extension its grave breaches of international law and humanitarian law. For Zelensky it seems that Israel is the victim as it carries out ethnic cleansing, occupation and Apartheid.

By siding with the oppressor he undermines the legitimacy of Ukraines rightful call against oppression and violation of international law. As Zelensky is undermining his owns countries position it seems that he is ideologically Zionist.

Now he has sided with the attackers again, which undermines his and Ukraines position even further. The question is: Is Israel more important to Zelensky than the rules under which Ukraine is protected from Russias aggression?

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/russia-ukraine-war-israel-palestine-zelensky-support-disgrace

A 'big Israel'

The Israeli vote at the UN followed hot on the heels of Zelensky making a statement promoting Israel as a model for post-war Ukraine. He said his country would become a "big Israel," with the armed forces having a strong presence in every aspect of Ukrainian society.

He observed that in "all institutions, supermarkets, cinemas, there will be people with weapons". For the foreseeable future, Ukraine would develop as a highly militarised society like Israel rather than being "absolutely liberal, European". Almost as an afterthought, he added that Ukraine would avoid becoming "authoritarian". Dear President Zelensky, your support for Israel is a disgrace Read More »

The cosying up to Israel began some time ago under Zelensky. In 2020, he delighted Israel by pulling Ukraine out of a UN committee established in 1975 "to enable Palestinian people to exercise... the right to self-determination... the right to national independence and sovereignty, and the right to return to their homes and property from which they have been displaced".

But the significance of modelling a future Ukraine on Israel is being largely ignored.

Israel is highly militarised because, as a settler-colonial state trying to dispossess and replace the native population, it must treat the Palestinians as an enemy that needs either to be beaten into submission or expelled.

For decades, the Israeli army and settler militias have worked hand in hand to drive Palestinians off their land (ethnic cleansing) and keep them ghettoised and away from the exclusively Jewish communities built in their place (apartheid). Is this what Zelensky intends for Ukraine: a deeply segregated society where the Ukrainian army and militias drive out those seen as not truly Ukrainian?

https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/russia-ukraine-war-israel-palestine-zelensky-support-disgrace

You said: "We are in different countries and in completely different conditions. But the threat is the same: for both us and you – the total destruction of the people, state, culture. And even of the names: Ukraine, Israel."

I am angry and sad that Russia is seeking to occupy your country and to crush the rights of the Ukrainian people to self-determination and freedom, and I believe that every possible support must be given to Ukrainians as they resist this barbaric aggression. At the same time, I reject the policies of the US and its Nato allies around the globe.

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Since the start of Russia’s offensive against your country, you have continued to practice double standards. While Israel has hesitated to accept non-Jewish Ukrainian refugees fleeing the Russian bombing - a policy motivated by inhumanity and ethnic supremacism, with which Palestinians are all too familiar - you remain willing to turn to Israel’s right-wing nationalist prime minister, Naftali Bennett, as a mediator.

I know that most Palestinians are watching your stubborn struggle and wishing you victory over Russia’s brutal aggression. I also know that a Russian victory would be a great gift to Israel’s aggressive posture - a victory for its “Iron Wall” concept, which regulates its dealings with us until our complete defeat.

On the other hand, the struggle and victory of your people, even with the destruction of much of your country and the displacement of scores of Ukrainians, would give hope to other peoples struggling against oppression and erasure, rekindling our hopes for return and liberation. To this end, I urge you to stop supporting our oppressors.

https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/israel-palestine-war-ukraine-zelensky-denied-visit

The Ukrainian president has spoken strongly in favour of Israel after the surprise assault by Hamas on 7 October.

Israeli forces have since bombarded the Gaza Strip, killing at least 2,808 people, including 853 children and 936 women, as of 4pm GMT on Monday. At least 1,200, including 500 children, are missing and believed to be under rubble.

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While Israel has repeatedly expressed support for Ukraine during the ongoing Russian invasion, it has been reluctant to provide Kyiv with military aid.

Following the assault, Zelensky said Hamas and Moscow were “the same evil, and the only difference is that there is a terrorist organisation that attacked Israel, and here is a terrorist state that attacked Ukraine”.

These statements have proved controversial because Israel is the occupying power in the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza, while Russia is occupying Ukraine.

[–] bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

I don’t know, sounds pretty much like Zelensky’s high on nationalism. And of course he is. Like almost everyone. And so we should also know how all emerging nation states will sort out their ethnic membership as their very first measure. You know, like it was handled in Yugoslavia with helpful support by the German government, incessantly concerned about the Selbstbestimmungsrecht der Völker. Why is that always being viewed as something exclusive to Israel? There the sorting just isn’t finished yet. If we want to get rid of nation states, do we have to start with Israel? Is it really more criminal than others?

It doesn’t seem surprising that Zelensky sees an ally in another so called beleaguered nation and considers it an example. And yeah, the Israeli allies betray Ukraine just as the European and American ones.

Being high on Zionism just sounds like magic or: a certain form of gossip.