"The excuse has changed, the killers did not."
British-Tunisian writer and researcher Soumaya Ghannoushi delivered a searing speech at a massive pro-Palestine rally in London, drawing historical parallels between previous western wars in the Middle East and the ongoing Israeli assault on Gaza.
“We marched when they bombed Afghanistan, invaded Iraq, flattened Baghdad. Today, it’s Gaza. The excuse has changed, the killers haven’t,” she told the crowd.
Ghannoushi condemned Israel’s ongoing bombardments, accusing the state of committing genocide in Gaza and operating with impunity due to its nuclear monopoly in the region.
“Thirty years of Netanyahu crying wolf about Iran’s bomb, while the only nuclear power in the region goes unchecked,” she said, referencing Israel’s undeclared nuclear arsenal.