Palestinian ambassador to Moscow says 'despite all killings and destruction in Gaza, Palestine wants to live and to develop' - Anadolu Ajansı

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/19627044

Palestine is expected to submit its application to join the BRICS, a group of emerging economies, after its upcoming summit in October in the city of Kazan, southwestern Russia.

Earlier, Putin invited Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to attend the BRICS summit in Kazan.

“This invitation means that despite all the crimes, killings and destruction in the Gaza Strip, our message is that Palestine wants to live and to develop,” Ambassador Nofal added.

BRICS includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. In January, it welcomed Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE as full members.

  • gressen@lemm.eeEnglish
    411·
    4 months ago

    Seems like Palestine is being pushed into that sphere of influence by lack of support from western countries.

    • Diplomjodler@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1338·
      4 months ago

      And how is joining the loser club going to help them? Do they really think Russia or China give a flying fuck about the Palestinian people? All they’ll do is use them as props to criticise the West. Actually helping them would be counterproductive to their intentions

      • gressen@lemm.eeEnglish
        33·
        4 months ago

        This is no kindergarden, there are no winner and loser clubs, only national interests and geopolitics. Membership is voluntary, so Palestine can chose whatever best serves their country.

          • Squizzy@lemmy.worldEnglish
            22·
            4 months ago

            How doesn’t, the west has turned its back on the genocide they are facing so it only makes sense that they would seek to align themselves with players outside that group.

            China and Russia are as self serving as the US, no less or no more. Palestine could benefit from this relationship more than it benefits from being ignored by the west.

              • HikingVet@lemmy.caEnglish
                8·
                4 months ago

                Sure, but they aren’t doing it in Palestine, which is what the Palestinians are currently concerned about.

              • c10l@lemmy.worldEnglish
                21·
                4 months ago

                So are the USA, or at the very least being complicit and enabling. Furthermore, of the Palestinians themselves!

                • InternetUser2012English
                  32·
                  4 months ago

                  Israel is committing a genocide. The world is letting it happen. The US is supplying them with weapons and has a ten year weapons contract with them that was signed in 2016.

                  Fixed it for ya.

                • Bizzle@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  11·
                  4 months ago

                  So but China is literally rounding up Uighurs into camps though, you have to understand that it’s not the same thing

          • Passerby6497@lemmy.worldEnglish
            13·
            4 months ago

            It makes perfect sense under current circumstances where our side is supporting the aggressor. Why the fuck would they align themselves with the people providing the bombs landing on them?

          • gressen@lemm.eeEnglish
            10·
            4 months ago

            While you may be right that joining BRICS might not be the greatest option I don’t think they have broad choice at this point. What would you do in their place?

      • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
        262·
        4 months ago

        Has the West has offered Palestine an alternative? Any alternative? Anything? The only thing we have offered them is perpetual subjugation and genocide. So what the fuck do you expect them to do?

      • small44@lemmy.worldEnglish
        211·
        4 months ago

        What do they have to lose? The west still giving unconditional support to the terrorist state of israel

    • HikingVet@lemmy.caEnglish
      281·
      4 months ago

      Sure, isolate them from the international community, then shit on them for grabbing whatever life-raft is left. What the fuck dude? They have been killed for decades all because zionist fucks wanted living room that wasn’t theirs.

        • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
          91·
          4 months ago

          Does it feel good to pontificate on the morals of people that are desperate for survival while undergoing genocide? Like does it make you feel like an enlightened moral arbiter?

        • reddit_sux@lemmy.worldEnglish
          5·
          4 months ago

          Don’t understand how joining an international group of countries is wrong.

          If you mean to say that since Russia and China is part of the group making it the wrong group to be a part of. Then you must think even United nations is wrong.

    • ShinkanTrain@lemmy.mlEnglish
      232·
      4 months ago

      South Africa and Brazil were some of the first countries to denounce the genocide campaign. The US and most of the EU continue to support it.

      Tell me more about how they’re wrong and evil for not wanting to die.

    • SlopppyEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      4 months ago

      Well yeah, what Israel is doing is straight out of the “how to breed terrorist” instruction manual so this is the inevitable result.