Spineless Jamaica, Void of Morals, Values and Principles
https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/commentisfree/2023/nov/01/jamaica-was-never-afraid-to-stand-on-the-side-of-justice-silence-on-gaza-shames-us Jamaica was never afraid to stand on the side of justice – silence on Gaza shames us Kenneth Mohammed In not speaking out, the government has broken with a proud Caribbean history of condemning human rights violations Supported by About this content Wed 1 Nov 2023 10.00 GMT F or Jamaicans, the absence of the country’s representative at last week’s UN general assembly vote on a call for a “humanitarian truce” in the Israel-Hamas war was more than just an embarrassing political effort to “walk between raindrops”, as one government critic put it. It was shameful. In the annals of international diplomatic history, Jamaica’s decision on apartheid in July 1959 was a pivotal moment. Prior to this, the world had witnessed India’s efforts at the UN to condemn South Africa for its racist treatment of Indians in...