“International Day of Cooperation" Lie… Amidst War on Gaza

On July 5th, the world celebrates what is called the "International Day of Cooperation," with resonant slogans speaking of justice, cooperation, and the unity of human destiny. However, in today's reality, especially with the ongoing Zionist aggression on Gaza, this occasion appears to be nothing more than a hollow lie, signifying only a cover-up for the hypocrisy of the international community.

Since October 2023, the people of Gaza have been living through one of the bloodiest wars in modern history, amidst a complete international silence and clear complicity from major powers. These powers, who champion human rights principles day and night, then either politically and militarily support the occupation or remain silent out of cowardice and fear of losing their interests.

Selective and Hypocritical Solidarity

Talk of "international cooperation" becomes absurd when major powers stand silent or are complicit in the massacres committed against civilians—children, women, elderly, and men—in Gaza. Since the eruption of the Zionist aggression, the number of martyrs has exceeded tens of thousands, and hospitals, schools, mosques, and infrastructure have been destroyed. Yet, all we have heard are cold statements speaking of "deep concern," "condemnation," and "calls for de-escalation" without any actual movement to stop the aggression. This raises the question: where is this "international cooperation" when entire families are annihilated under the rubble?

Where is it when aid is cut off, hospitals are targeted, and over two million people are besieged in a tiny enclave without food, water, electricity, or medicine? The truth is that the world, as it is today, does not want to stop the Gaza war. Because, in its understanding, justice is selective, and humanity is measured by the victim's nationality and passport color.

Double Standards and Conscience

What is happening in Gaza today clearly exposes the international hypocrisy regarding international cooperation and human rights. Voices are raised loudly on certain occasions in defense of peoples, while they remain silent or justify actions when the victims are from Gaza, as if their blood is less valuable or their suffering does not deserve attention.

This shameful international silence regarding the bombing, destruction, forced displacement, and daily violations against unarmed civilians in Gaza, including children and women, reveals the collapse of the principles claimed by international institutions. It compels us to reconsider the usefulness of those systems that were supposedly established to protect justice and humanity. The issue is no longer just a matter of Palestine; it has become a mirror reflecting the double standards of the global conscience, putting peoples before one choice: to be a voice for truth and justice when governments remain silent.

What is happening in Gaza also reveals double standards. While international organizations and Western governments move swiftly in other crises (when the victims are from certain countries), they are found to be helpless or unwilling to take firm stances against the Zionist occupation. Some even supply the Zionist war machine with weapons and political and media support.

The United Nations... A Paralyzed Witness

Despite reports from UN-affiliated institutions, such as UNRWA and the World Health Organization, which document the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza, these organizations seem constrained and unable to stop the massacres. The Security Council itself, which is supposed to maintain international peace, has been unable to issue a binding ceasefire resolution due to the unjust American veto. This unequivocally confirms the United States' alignment with the aggressor against the victim, in a blatant challenge to the world and its helpless international institutions, effectively telling it: "I will only show you what I see, and there is no place on this earth except for the strong and their allies."

Despite all this, there has been genuine solidarity from peoples. Millions have demonstrated in world capitals in solidarity with Gaza, and boycott campaigns and calls for accountability for war criminals have emerged. This proves that peoples are more aware and humane than their governments, but unfortunately, they do not hold the keys to decision-making.

Shameful Silence... and Systematic Betrayal

The "International Day of Cooperation" no longer obligates anyone to anything, nor does it convince a single child in Gaza that the world stands with them. Instead, this day has become another false witness, added to a long series of shameful silence and systematic betrayal. When human rights turn into political privileges, and solidarity is measured by the color of blood and religious identity, the International Day of Cooperation becomes merely an annual lie promoted by the international system to beautify its image. What is happening in Gaza today is not only genocide but also a moral condemnation of a corrupt world order, where humanity has fallen before political and military interests.

On the anniversary of this day, we do not demand new slogans. Instead, we demand that free peoples shed all trust in dead institutions and realize that true cooperation does not come from UN statements, but from fields of awareness, from boycotts, resistance, documentation, and exposing global hypocrisy. The continuation of this brutal aggression exposes the falsity of international discourse and reveals the fragility of UN organizations, which overlook a full-fledged crime being broadcast live. Thus, the "International Day of Cooperation" transforms into an occasion to remind free peoples that they must rely on their awareness and resistance, not on the promises of liars.