Some Nobel laureates are easy to celebrate. This is one
of them.
Navi Pillay’s first day in court came when she was 5, testifying against a man
who’d robbed her.
She grew up to be the first woman of colour to open a law practice in Natal, in
1967, under apartheid, defending its prisoners, including her own husband.
When Nelson Mandela became president, he nominated her to the High Court, then
recommended her for the UN tribunal trying Rwanda’s genocide.
Three years ago, at this very hour, Gaza was living its
last normal night — and none of us knew it would be the last.
Those were the final quiet hours of families sitting together, unaware of what
the morning would bring.
The last embraces for children, men, and women who would later lose their
lives.
Perhaps the last goodbyes between friends and relatives who never imagined they
were saying goodbye for the final time.
They were the final hours for homes that would disappear.
May the hands that inflict suffering be stopped. May the
hearts that have grown indifferent rediscover compassion. And may every
oppressed person, in Palestine and beyond, one day live free from fear,
humiliation, and injustice.
History may record the weapons of the powerful, but
humanity will remember the tears of the powerless.
May justice prevail. May oppression end. And may
Palestine one day know the freedom, dignity, and peace that every human being
deserves.
Former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo has sparked debate after
reportedly saying he felt “ashamed to be a Jew” while witnessing violence by
Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. During a visit
to Palestinian villages that had recently experienced attacks, Pardo condemned
the violence and warned that it posed a serious threat to Israel’s future and
could deepen divisions within Israeli society. He also reportedly drew
comparisons between what he witnessed and historical persecution endured by
Jewish communities. His remarks have renewed attention to settler violence,
accountability, and the humanitarian conditions facing Palestinians in the West
Bank. Comments from former senior Israeli security officials have also added to
the broader discussion over government policies, the protection of civilians,
and the long term consequences of continued violence in the region.
It’s hard to believe that, after everything humanity has
experienced throughout history, we are still witnessing genocide in our world
today. Equally disturbing is the sheer volume of propaganda used to justify
these atrocities, often through misinformation, distorted narratives, and media
manipulation.
Do not look away from Gaza.
Do not look away from Lebanon.
Do not look away from Sudan.
Do not look away from the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Our compassion should never depend on which crisis dominates the headlines or
which victims our political allies find convenient to acknowledge.
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