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Malala Yousafzai released a statement on the one-sided “clash” between Israel and Palestine

Malala Yousafzai released a statement on Palestinian

Malala Yousafzai, an activist, issued a remark on the one-sided “clash” between Israel and Palestine in the midst of a raging internet debate in which celebrities and notable persons are being criticised or praised for the side they support.

Malala started off her statement on X by saying, “I join the call for an immediate ceasefire.” “As I contemplate the recent awful news, I am reminded of the children who are trapped in the crossfire between Israel and Palestine. I first saw acts of violence and terrorism when I was only 11 years old. We heard mortar fire as we woke up and witnessed bombs detonating inside our mosques and schools. Peace ceased to be anything we could even imagine.

“War never spares children – not those taken from their homes in Israel, not those hiding from airstrikes, not those without food and water in Gaza,” the youngest Noble Prize recipient continued. I am in mourning today for all the children and people in the Holy Land who yearn for peace and fairness.


Her supporters, fans, admirers, and detractors all responded differently to the message. Some people applauded the peace activist for taking the easy way out and requesting a “immediate ceasefire.” Others, on the other hand, pointed out that by “both-siding” the issue—that is, insisting that both parties must stop acting aggressively—Malala had done a great harm to Palestinians. This inherently minimises the importance of the current power disparity between Israelis and Palestinians.

Right now, to demand anything less than the end of the occupation is to support Israel. In a nutshell. Should’ve kept silent instead of spouting this nonsense from both sides. What a fall from grace,” one user of X exclaimed. “It’s just…sad that people are using children as a convenient scapegoat to easily ignore the tremendous power disparity that exists between the two sides and the history of atrocities done over many years. It would have been better to simply remain silent, another person replied.


There comes a point, particularly in specific circumstances, where it matters what type of platform you have and how you need to say things to make the utmost most of your position in society, as one X user observed. The sentence that follows is an illustration of the exact opposite. Someone else questioned, “Has there ever been a Nobel Peace Prize winner who, after winning the award, did not disappoint when it came to standing up for the cause of the oppressed?”


But there were many who stood up for her. Malala’s support for Palestine extends beyond the usual tweets and pronouncements. Her assistance is the kind that actually changes things on the ground. One might agree or disagree with her tweet, but calling her a “Western agent” or “foreign stooge” just demonstrates jealously and hatred of trivial, unimportant individuals, according to an X user. Another person remarked, “The haters will never stop. For being shot, she experienced actual bullying. It’s simple to criticise her, but incredibly difficult to accept what she actually does. She will regrettably always be held to a higher standard than real elected politicians who have actual authority to take action.

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