5/18

     Today we learned about the double-standards of the US, the UNSC and the attacks of Israel on the Gaza strip. Firstly we learned that, when a Korean aeroplane carrying passengers was shot down by the Russians, the US criticised Russia. However, when the US shot down an Iranian airline in the Iranian territory, the US didn't apologise, so there is a double standard. Secondly, we learned that in the United Nations Security Council, there are five countries called the Permanent 5. They have a special right called veto, and they can reject decisions. The Permanent 5 have veto because they are the winners in WWII and have nuclear weapons. Thirdly, we learned that Israel is destroying media companies and orphanages. Israel is doing this to stop the media from reporting what the Israeli military is doing to the Palestinian people.

    The video showing the education in Israel was terrifying to me because it was unbelievable that the schools were teaching children to eliminate Muslims. If schools teach children to hate Muslims, the conflict would never end because when they become adults, they are going to teach the same thing to their children. During class, some tweets were censored by Twitter. If the US government was involved in the censorship, this would be another double standard. Last year, the US government banned tiktok in America, criticising China that the government is stealing personal information via the app. This morning, the (Japanese) news reported that more than 200 Palestinians were killed but only about 10 Israelis were killed in the attacks. The number was shocking, but I was also shocked that the Japanese media only reported this for about 30 seconds. They spend more time on reporting "popular sweets" or advertising (not the usual commercials between topics, but the topic itself is an advertisement). This shows that the Japanese media is not interested, or doesn't want to cover the topic on Israel-Palestine. I think this is why many Japanese people aren't interested or don't know about the reality of the Israel-Palestine problem.