Algerian Journal of Human and Social Sciences
Volume 9, Numéro 2, Pages 691-710
2025-12-29

Israeli Aggression On Gaza And The Crisis Of Western Human Values: An Analytical Study Of Double Standards

Authors : Bendaikha Brahim . Zellagui Habiba .

Abstract

The article highlights the hypocrisy in Western humanitarian responses to international conflicts, comparing Ukraine and Gaza. While Western nations, especially the U.S., condemned Russia’s actions in Ukraine as genocide and crimes against humanity, they avoided similar terms for Israel’s assault on Gaza, instead emphasizing Israel’s right to self-defense and labeling Palestinian resistance as terrorism. Civilian suffering in Gaza received little acknowledgment, revealing a double standard in applying humanitarian principles. The contrast exposes selective morality and questions the universality and integrity of international human rights and justice.

Keywords

Humanitarian Values ; Zionist Aggression ; Gaza ; Western Double Standards