Al Habtoor Condemns Ben Gvir: How Can We Discuss Peace While Blood Is Shed?
UAE businessman Khaled bin Mohammed Al Habtoor strongly condemned Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir’s recent remarks calling for escalation in the Gaza Strip. Al Habtoor emphasized that such rhetoric is fundamentally incompatible with the principles of justice and peace often claimed by officials.
Death Rhetoric Undermines Coexistence
In a post shared across social media platforms, Al Habtoor clarified that a government official’s call for the daily killing of dozens of people constitutes a blatant violation of human conscience and basic human rights. He noted that Ben Gvir’s statements, which described Palestinians as unworthy of life, represent a departure from the civil and ethical values underpinning societies.
Al Habtoor questioned the possibility of reaching any peace agreement or serious negotiations amidst rhetoric that legitimizes murder and denies the humanity of the other party. He linked this moral decline to the impossibility of building a stable future in the region, stressing that life is a divine gift that no government or army has the right to invade or strip from its owners.
Regional and International Context
This condemnation follows Ben Gvir’s comments on a radio program, where he opposed scaling back military operations and called for targeted assassination operations, as well as demanding the resumption of settlement construction in occupied Palestinian territories. Several Arab and Muslim countries, including the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan, Qatar, Turkey, Pakistan, and Indonesia, have expressed their outright rejection of these extremist policies threatening the rights of the Palestinian people.
Ultimately, Al Habtoor stressed the need for the international community to recognize the danger of normalizing such language in political discourse, warning that dehumanizing Palestinians undermines prospects for lasting peace. He called for preserving the sanctity of human life as a red line that cannot be crossed in any political negotiation.
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