192. Ethical components of the Gaza war
Invited abstract in session MB-43: Ethics and OR, Public Service and Societal Complexity, stream OR and Ethics.
Monday, 10:30-12:00Room: Newlyn GR.07
Authors (first author is the speaker)
| 1. | Cathal MacSwiney Brugha
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| Centre for Business Analytics, University College Dublin |
Abstract
In 1917 Arthur Balfour, formerly Governor of Ireland, conceived of Britain’s last colony: “forming for England a little loyal Jewish Ulster in a sea of potentially hostile Arabism”, and inviting the Jewish diaspora from around the world to settle in Palestine. With the potential for a new Gaza Canal under Israeli control to rival Egypt’s Suez Canal’s access to the Mediterranean, and to be able to make sole claim over the recently discovered Gaza Marine Gas fields, colonising Gaza could provide hugely lucrative gain for Israel, its allies, and us in Europe. We in Europe, especially, are ethically and morally wrong and complicit, in not opposing Israel’s colonisation, for being part of initiating, funding, arming, provoking, and extending the genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, because we could prevent it. It is to our shame, as Europeans, that we do not stand, and prevent this evil, when we could, and should. The pain of imprisoning Palestinian women and children without trial for years was used to trick Hamas to take the blame for starting the war, because they were led to believe that capturing Israeli soldiers could lead to a refugee swap. It would be good if Europe, through the United Nations, acted to protect and defend everyone affected, the victims on all sides, the doctors, nurses, women, children, journalists, the care givers, the peace protectors, and the generations to come of Palestinians and Israelis who are being forced into this unethical war.
Keywords
- Complex Societal Problems
- Ethics
- Disaster and Crisis Management
Status: accepted
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