𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐢𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡.

The anger of the global south, and in particular in Latin America, is raging over the ongoing ethnic cleansing by Israeli forces in Gaza, which created a powerful movement against western countries dubious foreign  policy.By the same token, the Gaza war has highlighted the divisions among EU countries and complicated its plan to support Ukraine. South American nations have expressed their disapproval of Israel’s actions in the Gaza Strip, with Bolivia severing diplomatic relations, Chile and Colombia summoning ambassadors, and Brazil criticizing the airstrikes. Other countries, including Mexico, South Africa, India, Malaysia, and Singapore, have called for a ceasefire and condemned Israel’s bombings and ground attacks. Western officials’ support for Israel during the ongoing bombings has fueled controversy as Western countries struggle to address the Palestinian issue while pledging unconditional support for Ukraine.

Western leaders have flocked to Tel Aviv. To demonstrate their full solidarity behind the Netanyahu government when they later carried out massive bombings, creating huge civilian atrocities. Western governments are having a hard time addressing the basic need for the survival of the Palestinians while still promising their unequivocal support for Ukraine, which has sparked divisions among the European allies. Divisions have arisen among EU member states as a result of the EU’s lack of a uniform reaction to the Gaza war, which may make it more difficult for the EU to play a unifying role in the conflict and retain unity in support of Ukraine. On October 26–27, EU leaders met in Brussels for a summit during which they discussed the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the ongoing confrontation between Ukraine and Russia, migration, and a proposed budget increase. Hungary and Slovakia opposed a €50 billion deal for military aid to Ukraine, and they urged for a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza. Even though it has pledged its support for Ukraine against Russia, the European Union is divided over how to handle the Middle East, especially the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The EU’s power to shape the conflict’s future and promote its preferred solutions, like two-state solutions, is restricted. The Middle East issue is also producing schisms between the EU and the Global South, as well as between the EU and the Arab world at large. This will make it more difficult for the West to broaden international cooperation in support of economic sanctions on Russia. The fading of European influence is going to be highlighted in the rift over additional global tensions such as Azerbaijan’s occupation of the Nagorno-Karabakh enclave, France’s interference in Niger, and finally reaching a final decision to process an aid package for Ukraine by the end of 2023 and how it might justify the russiophobia while condoning the plastenian holicost in Gaza.

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