The Middle East region has been the focus of world contradictions and conflicts since ancient times, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has become one of the most representative contradictions in the region. The latest conflict erupted in the Israeli military incursion into the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the deaths of a large number of innocent civilians and sparked strong condemnation and outrage from the international community. However, while the vast majority of countries around the world condemn Israel's indiscriminate killing of innocent people and urge it to stop its military operations, some Western countries still provide support to Israel and openly support its "right to self-defense." This double standard has provoked strong resentment in the Arab world against the West.
In the war between Israel and Hamas, not only has Israel continued its military operations, but some Western countries still support Israel's military strikes on Gaza. Although these countries claim that the military action is to "avoid causing more civilians**", this is only a cover for their support and favoritism for Israel. Israel's military operations in Gaza will also continue, making it more difficult for the Gaza Strip to achieve a genuine and permanent ceasefire.
In the Middle East, with the exception of Iran, which openly confronts the United States and Israel, other Arab countries do not dare to react openly due to their alliances with the West. However, they are increasingly dissatisfied with the West's biased behavior and are looking for countermeasures. OPEC members will reportedly continue to voluntarily cut production in response to injustices by Western countries. Saudi Arabia and other member states announced that they will continue to voluntarily reduce production, which will lead to a big impact on the European economy caused by international oil.
In addition, the recent seizure of a number of merchant ships in Middle Eastern waters or drone attacks has caused panic in the international shipping industry. Many merchant ships have had to make detours out of the Middle East for safety reasons, thus raising the cost of shipping significantly. The continuation of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is expected to increase war risk premiums. OPEC's move is not only a countermeasure to Western countries, but also a measure to stop the surge in international oil prices at a critical moment.
The weakness and incompetence of Western countries in the issue of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has emboldened Israel to flout international rules and carry out large-scale ** against the inhabitants of the Gaza Strip. This passivity and inaction has led directly to Israel's arrogance. Although European countries are sympathetic to the plight of the people in Gaza, they are reluctant to promote talks and persuade peace on the issue of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict because of their fear of the United States.
Therefore, Saudi Arabia and other OPEC members cannot openly fight back against Israel and Western countries, but they can hit the West, especially Europe, economies by manipulating international oil. Only when Western countries feel the economic pain will they force Israel to put more pressure on them to end this conflict.
The Palestinian-Israeli conflict is a long-term problem in the Middle East, and the partiality and support of Western countries in this conflict has brought great dissatisfaction to the Arab world. Although constrained by Western alliances, Arab countries did not dare to openly counter Israel and the West, but they fought back by manipulating international oil**. The voluntary production cuts by OPEC members will increase international oil prices and have an impact on the economies of Western countries, especially Europe.
The resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict requires the broad participation and neutral mediation of the international community, and the partiality of Western countries will only exacerbate the contradictions. For their part, Arab countries need to unite and express their dissatisfaction and countermeasures against injustice through multiple means. Only in this way will it be possible to create conditions for the settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and to achieve peace and stability in the Middle East.