The Chinese people are so happy, far away from war and international strife. Recently, everyone is scolding Messi while eating melons from beautiful teachers and 16-year-old high school students.
In the international arena, the recent situation has changed, and the mountains and rains are about to come and the wind is full of buildings.
Let's talk about the small things first, and put the big things later. In the Red Sea, according to a statement by the Yemeni Houthis, they sank the British freighter Rubymar. It was the first ship to be sunk since the Houthis began attacking Israeli, American and British ships in the Red Sea.
As we said earlier, the Houthi missiles are not powerful and less accurate. After fighting in the Red Sea for so long, attacking merchant ships and Britain and the United States was either intercepted or missed. That is, the mission has hit the target, and we often see it on the news that the hit ship "did not suffer much damage" and "is still seaworthy" and continues to move forward.
But now, the Houthis have made zero breakthroughs.
In recent days, the Houthis have not stopped there. According to the information released by its spokesman and the U.S. ** Command, there have been attacks in recent days
Two U.S. vessels, the Greek-flagged bulk carrier Sea Champion and the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier N**is Fortuna.
A British ship flying the Belizean flag "Rubimar". The ship was seriously damaged after a missile strike, and the crew was forced to evacuate.
An Israeli vessel, the Liberian-flagged container ship MSC Silver.
What about the reaction of the United States and the United Kingdom? Air strikes continue in Yemen's Hodeidah province. But everyone should have seen that this kind of innocuous air raid by Britain and the United States is of no use at all. Let's fight, you don't fight hard, it's always a small fight, and it feels more like you're completing a task.
What does it look like? Just like sometimes we are indeed at work when we go to work, but we don't do much to do the work, and we have always been in the state of grinding foreign workers, in the popular saying now - "touching the fish". As for who to show the fish, then whoever sees it will know.
In addition to attacking merchant ships, the Houthis are also attacking US ** ships in the Red Sea, and they have also expanded the range, even US ** ships in the Arabian Sea. Not only did it hit the United States, but it also sent drones to attack the southern Israeli city of Eilat.
It is estimated that there is no result in attacking a number of US ** ships, or the Houthi spokesman must have said it earlier, but a US military MQ-9 Reaper large cha and fight drone was shot down.
Needless to say, 10 years ago, a year ago, half a year ago, someone told you that the world's most powerful US-British coalition that once swept away Iraq sent an aircraft carrier and fought a tug-of-war with a slipper army, will you believe it?
After tossing and turning for so long, the EU finally can't sit still. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the EU will also go to the Red Sea to carry out escort operations, called Operation "Shield", for a period of one year. The operation will be carried out mainly in the main sea lines of communication in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Strait of Hormuz, as well as in international waters such as the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, and the Gulf of Oman.
The area to be escorted by the EU's "Shield" operation is roughly in the map below, which is actually the area where the United States and Britain are now playing games with the Houthis and Iran:
Neither the United States nor Britain had any effect, and the big men in Europe went over.
Originally, the Houthis only attacked Israeli ships, but after the British and American air strikes, they switched to Israeli, American, and British ships. Now that even the United States and Britain are beaten to the brim and there is nothing they can do, what can Europe do when they come over?
Don't escort the escort didn't get any results, but you found yourself uncomfortable, and there was nowhere to put your face when the time came. However, as long as Europe only protects ships and does not carry out air strikes like Britain and the United States, it is estimated that the Houthis will not add European ships to the attack list. Europe may look better on its face than the United States and Britain.
After talking about the small things, let's turn to the big thing: Brazil and Israel have quarreled, which has risen to the level of a diplomatic dispute.
Recently, the African Union is holding a summit, but the African Union does not have a strong sense of existence, so everyone does not feel anything. Lula, Brazil, was invited to attend the AU summit, at which he criticized Israel, saying that what Israel is doing in the Gaza Strip is not war, but genocide. Historically, something similar happened when Nazi leader Adolf Hitler decided to ** the Jews.
What Lula means is that Hitler was the Jews in Europe, and now you Jews are in turn in the Gaza Strip Palestinians, and you are doing the same thing.
Lula's words are very bullish and hit Israel's 7 inches.
Since the current round of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and even since World War II, Jews have regarded themselves as "victims of the Jews in World War II." This identity, this role, and this positioning have won them a great deal of sympathy from the international community and allowed them to stand on the moral high ground in many international affairs.
For a long time, we have not thought about why Jews are repeatedly mentioned internationally, while others are rarely mentioned. Later, the "big **victim" was not only the armor of the Jews, but even became the ** of the Israeli attack.
Last October, Israel's representative to the United Nations, Erdan, even wore a six-pointed star. This symbol was used by the Nazis to identify Jews during World War II. Erdan's meaning, the Jews are the victims of the big **, and this situation cannot be repeated. He compared Hamas to the Nazis, saying that Hamas wanted to exterminate the Jews. If the United Nations does not condemn Hamas, it will not take down the six-pointed star.
But this kind of thing is not a one-way street, but a two-way street. The international community certainly will not support the Jews of Hamas, nor will it be possible to support the Palestinians of Israel. Israel cannot just see itself as a victim and forget what other victims feel when they become perpetrators.
Now, Lula has ripped off Israel's fig leaf. Don't compare Hamas to a Nazi, what you Israel is doing now, what is war, you are Nazi-style**?
Lula's exact words are that the current Palestinian-Israeli conflict "is not a war between soldiers, but an army armed to the teeth and women and children." "The situation of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is almost unprecedented," he said. In fact, the current situation is similar to Hitler's big ** against the Jews."
As soon as these words came out, Israel immediately broke its defenses.
The Israeli prime minister said that Lula's remarks crossed the red line, which is shameful and shocking, a downplay of the big **, and an attempt to harm the Jews. The foreign minister called Lula's comments "shameful and egregious" and a very serious attack on anti-Semitism.
Alas, the Israelis still have not made any progress at all, and they are just talking about all the nonsense, which will only scold people for being shameless and anti-Semitic. Under their system of rhetoric, you can't support Israel without supporting it, and if you are silent, you are Hamas.
Israel*** acted immediately and summoned the Brazilian ambassador to ask Brazil** to take back what he had said. At the same time, they also listed Lula as "persona non grata from Israel."
The result came as a bit of a surprise to Israel, and Brazil responded by summoning the Israeli ambassador and saying that Lula had no intention of retracting his remarks. The day after the summons, the Brazilian ambassador to Israel, Frédéric Mayer, departed for China.
Israel was directly blinded.
Originally, Israel may have felt that it would fight back, and that it would be done with each side taking a step back, and everyone would still be good friends. As a result, Brazil took the initiative to increase the weight, and slapped it over, and wanted me to retract the words that scolded you, dreaming. Who's good friends with your murderer, recall the ambassador!
Brazil's anger has put Israel in order.
As we said earlier, Lula said this at the recent AU summit. As former colonies of the West, African countries are very disgusted with Western hegemonism. Lula's attack on Israel and the West behind it is bound to resonate with all the countries here.
What's more, there was also sitting in the summit another country that launched an attack on Israel.
Who? South Africa.
When Israel said it would attack Rafah at the southern tip of the Gaza Strip, South Africa immediately filed a new complaint with the International Court of Justice, asking it to urgently review Israel's imminent military offensive against Rafah and, if necessary, to oppose "new violations".
The reason why South Africa is "bringing it up again" is because South Africa has filed a complaint with Israel before the International Court of Justice some time ago. On that occasion, South Africa was referring to Israel's "deliberate" and "systematic" genocide against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, as everyone should recall.
As a result of that proceedings, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled that Israel should take all measures to prevent and punish acts of genocide in the Gaza Strip and report to the Court within one month on the measures it is taking, while allowing more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza.
According to the hegemonic style of the United States and Israel, do many people feel that this verdict is of little use to them?
No, no, absolutely not.
First of all, this international court of justice is not a grass-roots team created by the United States, but an official organ under the United Nations, and it has great authority.
Second, South Africa's lawsuit against Israel is not a casual game, but a major event that inherits Mandela's glory and enhances South Africa's international influence, and it has taken almost the whole country to accomplish it.
After the verdict, South Africa's prime minister, Pandor, said the verdict was a "decisive victory" for the international rule of law. South Africa's ** Ramaphosa has repeatedly expressed his "pride" on many occasions.
Speaking at the Women's Union of the African National Congress on 11 January, Ramaphosa said, "I have never felt so proud today when our legal team is in The Hague to debate our case".
On 13 January, at an event to mark the 112th anniversary of South Africa's ruling African National Congress, Ramaphosa spoke about the incident, saying he was "very proud". He also quoted Mandela on the spot, "Nelson Mandela, the former ** of South Africa, once said that if the Palestinians are not free, our freedom is not complete."
To Israel's embarrassment, South Africa sued it, leaving it with no choice but to appear before the International Court of Justice. This is because Israel is a signatory to the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide and is subject to the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice, the highest legal body of the United Nations.
Funnily enough, the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, invoked by South Africa, was originally designed to avoid a recurrence of the Nazi **Jewish tragedy during World War II, essentially to protect Jews (I don't know if there was a Jew in this).
As a result, the convention is now being used by South Africa to oppose Israel's atrocities against the Palestinians, which is undoubtedly a great humiliation for Israel and the Jewish people. It's what we often say: it's not hurtful, but it's insulting, it's too strong. Israel was kicked into the ditch at once.
Is this the end of the matter? No, no, no, it's still early!
The International Court of Justice handed down its verdict at the end of January, and since then South Africa has been chasing and beating Israel all the way, which is quite like beating the water dogs. A few days after the verdict was issued, South African Foreign Minister Pandor said that since the International Court of Justice had ruled that genocide in the Gaza Strip was "possible", should all countries stop funding and assisting Israel?
This is not only to chase after Israel, but also to roast the United States, which supports Israel, on the fire.
South Africa also urged the International Criminal Court to investigate Israeli war crimes. Pandor also called on the United Nations to play a greater role not only in documenting Israel's crimes, but also in implementing the judgment of the International Court of Justice and making it enforceable.
Then there is the fact that a few days ago, Israel said that it was going to fight Rafah, and South Africa took Israel to the International Court of Justice to sue again. If the International Court of Justice accepts the case, Israel will not be able to withhold the lawsuit, which will be a slap in the face.
It can be said that if Israel still makes any moves in the future, South Africa can continue to sue her and sue her to the death. As long as Israel's wars and acts do not stop, South Africa's prosecution can not stop. Sue two heads in three days, and tell if you have nothing to do.
In the past few days, in addition to the AU summit, what else is related to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict? Or the International Court of Justice. It is holding hearings on the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories. The hearing, which was attended by more than 50 countries and organizations around the world, was "unprecedented".
It should be noted that this hearing is not the same thing as South Africa's lawsuit against Israel. Rather, back in December 2022, the UN General Assembly requested the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to provide an advisory opinion on Israel's policies and legal consequences in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.
Originally, it was estimated that not so many countries would participate, but this is not a new round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and Israel's approach has aroused people's resentment, which makes everyone scold Israel's enthusiasm and mobilize, and there will naturally be more countries participating.
At the beginning of the hearing, Pakistan ** made an impassioned speech at the meeting, and began to cry as he spoke. South Africa's ambassador to the Netherlands, Madonsella, immediately praised his support. Interestingly, Canada withdrew at the "last minute" on the first day of the hearing, wondering if it remembered how it had treated the indigenous people.
What about Israel? I didn't dare to go directly. How to go about listening to the whole world scold yourself together? You have to have to have this face.
So we can see that Lula is a ** lake. He bitterly criticized Israel at the AU summit, not only won the favor of the whole of Africa and supported the South African brothers, but also paved the way for the simultaneous hearing on the Palestinian-Israeli issue.
Ginger is still old and spicy!
On the other hand, the United States, Israel's largest backstage, is also continuing to suffer. On 20 February, a new draft on the situation in Gaza put forward by Algeria was again vetoed by the United States in the Security Council. Even Britain, America's loyal little brother, abstained, and the United States once again stood on the opposite side of civilization.
In the Security Council alone, the United States has exercised its veto power four times in unilateral favor with Israel. In the United Nations General Assembly and the Security Council, even countries such as Japan, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine do not follow the United States, which shows how far the United States has betrayed their relatives and left.
There are more than 200 countries and regions in the world, and if not all, there are dozens of countries that support Palestine. After a period of time, the United States will have to oppose a proposal, and the United States will stand on the opposite side of world civilization every time.
This principle is the same as South Africa chasing Israel and slamming it, pulling the United States out and slipping around if there is nothing to do, and pulling the United States out and beating it twice in three days. The United States, like Israel, cannot but accept the offer, and can only be scrutinized with disdain by the whole world again and again.
Although none of these votes can really stop the hegemonic behavior of Israel and the United States, they have repeatedly pressed them into a moral depression and stepped on them repeatedly. This will put them under more and more pressure, and it will also be a devastating blow to the national image of their two countries.
What has been the image of Israel and the Jews in everyone's minds for a long time? Jews are smart and have a lot of Nobel Prizes. Israel is very violent, it stands alone against a bunch of Arab countries around it, it has developed high technology, and it has good relations with China.
After this Palestinian-Israeli conflict, these skins have been stripped off. Many people have only then realized that the reason why the Jews have been wandering for thousands of years is because their actions are worthy of their suffering. The so-called "Jewish clever business scriptures" and "learning how to educate children from Jews" are all over-promoted, and so on.
Israel and the Jews are no longer synonymous with nobility, technology, and intelligence, but have become representatives of the negative words of barbarism, greed, and shamelessness. Israel has become an Israeli and an Ena on the Internet, and the netizens who are still supporting Israel have become squid and crazy Jews.
Decades of glorifying propaganda against Israel and Jews have been shattered. Decades of work were ruined.
It's the same in the United States.
After the conflict between Russia and Ukraine began, the United States took the lead in sanctioning Russia, saying that Russia was barbaric and aggressive, while Ukraine and the West represented civilization and freedom. Unexpectedly, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict has not ended, and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict has started. Israel's practices have been exposed to the eyes of the whole world.
The United States has no bottom line, and this boomerang will be smashed in the face. How else do you represent civilization and freedom in the United States? What can be seen is only rudeness and barbarism, only domineering and unreasonableness. After so many years of remote farming, the image of the United States collapsed all at once.
Earlier, during the Russia-Ukraine conflict, you said that the United States and the West are on the side of civilization, but you can still talk about it. Let the cents wash now, or even if you avoid the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, just talking about the "civilization" of the United States and the West will only be ridiculed on the Internet. Others will care for you like a fool.
The decades of work of the United States have also been ruined.
Some might say that these are superficial, but they still can't stop the violent machines of the United States and Israel.
It cannot be stopped, but the struggle is not only a hot war, but also a cold war, a financial war, a first-class war, a cognitive war, a biological war, and so on.
Martial arts belong to martial arts, and cultural fights return to cultural fights. Now there is an armed struggle against the United States and Western hegemony, Russia in the European theater, the Houthis and Iran in the Middle East, South Africa in the cultural struggle, and now Brazil.
What do these countries have in common? In addition to being anti-American and anti-Western hegemonic, they are all members of the BRICS. Among them, Iran has just joined this year.
What are the other Member States doing? Yes!
Egypt, like Iran, is a new member of the BRICS this year. Egypt has said that it will abandon the dollar and settle in its own currency in favor of the BRICS countries. The amount of the dollar, which accounts for one-third of Egypt's total amount, eats up a large piece at once.
The changes in this world have been going on for a long time, and they are showing an accelerated trend, but some of them are confused and can't see clearly. They continue to blow the United States, the West, Japan, Germany, Britain, and even India and Vietnam.
No way, it's not that there are people who entered the palace as eunuchs in 1911 and joined ** in 1949!
This article was first published on WeChat***Kunpeng**.