Palestine

A combined file photo is shown of the UN flag and smoke rising over Gaza on October 7, 2023 during an Israeli airstrike. — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
A screengrab is shown of a video released by Hamas. — FILE/AL JAZEERA
A file photo is shown of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini at Tehran in 2017. —FILE/IRANIAN LEADER'S PRESS OFFICE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
A file photo is shown of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (L) with Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (R). — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
A file photo is shown of Saudi crown prince Mohammad bin Salman (L) and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R). — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES

Hypocrisy, dual standards, and selective solidarity

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's unequivocal support for Israel's right to self-defense lay bare stark hypocrisy when juxtaposed against his nation's own struggle against Russian aggression.

A file photo is shown of Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy (L) and Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) together in 2020. — FILE/REUTERS
A combined file photo is shown of Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas (L) and a statement dated October 7, 2023 from Palestine's MOFA (R). — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
In this file photo, smoke rises from an explosion caused by an Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip. — FILE/AP
A combined file photo is shown of Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani (L) and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu (R). — FILE/THE THURSDAY TIMES
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