The silence on the genocidal situation in Gaza is striking. How can we explain the double standards when we compare the – legitimate– indignation caused by the Russian bombings in Ukraine and the code of silence on those targeting the Palestinian civilian population subjected to a blockade? The drama is unfolding around a cocktail of feelings of guilt, cultural solidarity, fear of Islam or even hostility towards this religion, presented as a societal and security threat, poorly digested co...

The silence on the genocidal situation in Gaza is questionable. How can we explain the double standard when we compare the - legitimate - indignation provoked by the Russian bombing of the Ukraine with the omerta surrounding the bombing of a civilian population under blockade? Beyond the problem of certain community institutions, there is a cocktail of feelings of guilt, cultural solidarity, fear of or hostility to Islam, a threat of terrorism linked to Islam, colonial memories that have n...