Israel’s indiscriminate attacks against Palestinians risk “fuelling the conflict for another 50 years” and radicalising young Muslims across the world, Ben Wallace, Britain’s former defence minister, has written in the UK’s Daily Telegraph.
“Going after Hamas is legitimate, obliterating vast swathes of Gaza is not. Using proportionate force is legal but collective punishment and forced movement of civilians is not,” he wrote.
“We are entering a dangerous period now where Israel’s original legal authority of self-defence is being undermined by its own actions. It is making the mistake of losing its moral authority alongside its legal one.”
He accused Israeli politicians of acting like a “bull in a China shop” and said PM Netanyahu was “losing sight of the long term” after failing to prevent Hamas’s October 7 attack.
“If he thinks a killing rage will rectify matters, then he is very wrong. His methods will not solve this problem. In fact, I believe his tactics will fuel the conflict for another 50 years. His actions are radicalising Muslim youth across the globe,” Wallace wrote.
Source: AlJazeera