PNN – The genocide that happened by Pharaoh and Herod has been repeated again in the 21st century by the Zionist regime against the Palestinian people. There is no doubt that the lifeless bodies of the frozen children of Gaza should move the world towards demanding the rights of this suffering nation.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, Spanish-speaking people celebrate New Year’s Eve on December 28; “DÃa de los Santos Inocentes” (DÃa de los Santos Inocentes) in Spanish-speaking countries that are heavily influenced by the Catholic Church is a day in which joking is allowed in all areas of public and private life; It is a tradition to exchange funny jokes between friends and relatives or even strangers. Political institutions and the media are allowed to publish unacceptable and untrue news as long as it contributes to public happiness and is quickly debunked the next day.
According to the Gospel of Matthew, the historical origin of this tradition goes back to the killing of innocent children by the order of Herod, the king of the Roman Empire, who tried to find him through the three wise men (los Reyes Magos) that came from the east to worship Jesus Christ. The three wise men refused to pass on any information, and the enraged Herod ordered the killing of all children under the age of two in and around Bethlehem to ensure the death of the newborn Jesus. Â With the warning of the angels, Mary, the mother of Jesus, and Joseph, his godfather, fled to Egypt to save his life until the danger was over. After the death of Herod, Jesus Christ and his family returned. However, when they returned, they settled in a different area, in Nazareth, outside of the oppressive successor kingdom.
It should be noted that as a historical episode, the killing of innocents is a controversial issue because the important historians of that time did not mention this event; However, Herod and his abuses of power are well known; Tyranny, applying strict security measures, eliminating and killing rivals and opposition members, his policies and collecting heavy taxes are part of his actions recorded in history; between 37 BC and 4 years AD, he was the king of the region that today includes a large part of historical Palestine.
However, doubts about this historical cut do not diminish the significance of this celebration, and the slaughter of innocents as the first massacre of Christians in history is an important foundational myth for the Catholic Church. Of course, in addition to the massacre of innocents, the killing of children by Pharaoh’s order to end the life of Prophet Moses (PBUH) has also been recorded in history.
“The Day of the Holy Innocents” in the religious calendar of the Catholic Church is more than ever a reminder of the suffering of the children of Gaza; When the pink pants and legs of a girl stand out among the gray debris left by the explosion of Israeli rockets on the residential buildings of the Gaza Strip, when the hands of a rescuer rush to remove the debris to embrace the lifeless body of a dust-covered child without any signs of life; In our time, which child can be found more innocent and innocent than a skinny baby who can’t stand the cold of Gaza and his little body freezes in the cold of the tents!?
To commemorate and honor the blood shed on the ground of the world’s most innocent children; we should not search the pages of history. The stark truth can be found in Gaza’s twilight evenings, mixed with smoke from Israeli rocket bombardment.
Nearly 15,000 children sacrificed in the last 14 months, as shown by the United Nations statistics, is a sad and catastrophic statistic that will not be removed from any historical calendar. Genocide of innocent Palestinians, talking about more than 45,000 martyrs, 107,000 wounded, about 10,000 people trapped under the rubble, nearly 2 million displaced people in Gaza and the catastrophic conflict of more than 345,000 people in food insecurity.
To this statistic, the destruction of 87% of Gaza’s houses, destruction and damage to more than 50% of hospitals and health facilities, more than 80% of commercial buildings, 68% of the road network, 88% of schools and 92 university buildings should be added. A study published by the “NGO War Child Alliance” shows that 96% of children in Gaza feel that their death is near, and about half of the children wish to die because of the psychological and physical injuries they have experienced.
Despite the rhetoric of the Western media, not only can the Zionist regime not justify this calamity as the right of self-defense, but the Palestinian people have the right to defend themselves through armed resistance according to international laws. Therefore, what is certain is that the Zionist regime is insanely engaged in killing the innocent people of Palestine and the world is aware that all this is in the context of genocide.
In this context, there is no doubt about the killing of innocent Palestinian people, but what is questionable is why no effort is made to stop the killing machine of the Tel Aviv regime!? The most likely answer is that Israel does not commit this genocide alone and enjoys the unconditional support of the United States.
More important than the diplomatic support and positive vote of the United States against the resolutions of the General Assembly and the Security Council of the United Nations, is the logistical support provided by the United States. The European Union is also not lagging behind in the tournament of supporting the Zionist regime. Despite the rhetoric in favor of international law, the European Union remains the main market for Israeli products; several member states continue to export large quantities of arms to Tel Aviv, and a large portion of EU research program funding benefits Israeli entities that actively cooperate with the Netanyahu regime’s genocide.
Another important point is that Western governments are not alone in supporting the Zionist regime and their media have helped to hide and cover up the genocide through systematic policies. Earlier in January 2024, the independent media “The Intercept” published a report in which it analyzed how the New York Times and other prominent American newspapers covered Palestinian developments in a way that benefited the Zionist regime.
Considering these crimes and the genocide of the defenseless people of Gaza by the Zionists, the importance of commemorating historical events such as “Holy Innocents Day” by the Spanish-speaking community doubles. The world, which is facing one of the most decisive moments in its history, must use any excuse to keep its protest against the killing of innocent Palestinians alive.
The freedom of Palestine is the freedom of humanity, and the fate of democracies and freedom of expression that the Westerners invent is closely related to the struggles of the Palestinian people. The image of the children, who are victims of Gaza and the innocent eyes that are forever closed to this world, should open the eyes of the world to the crimes of Israel.