KUALA LUMPUR: The ongoing genocide of Palestinians in Gaza by Israeli forces has exposed the hypocrisy of the Western world, particularly in its inaction, says Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
He expressed his outrage over the lack of coverage in Western media, adding that aside from Al Jazeera, TV channels reported almost nothing on the atrocities.
"I have never seen such atrocities being inflicted in our so-called civilised world. It is mind-boggling. It lacks any sign of human feelings.
"I watch Al Jazeera TV on the genocide by the Israelis on the Palestinian people of Gaza. It is horrible.
"Thousands of Palestinians have been killed. Many thousands more wounded. Thousands have lost their legs and arms," said the former prime minister in a statement today.
Calling the quarters hypocrites, Dr Mahathir said "white Europeans and Americans" believed that the Israeli attacks were meant to achieve security for the state of Israel and supported the Israeli war against the Palestinians.
"Basically, they are supporting the Israeli genocidal war against the Palestinians.
"I used to think of the Europeans as the pioneers of human rights. Now I know they are hypocrites.
"I have lost any respect I had for them."