Manila’s blind support for Israel and its war on Gaza is not only immoral but also against its long-term interests.
![Palestinians search for bodies and survivors following Israeli airstrikes on Al Falouja in Jabalia town, northern Gaza, 01 November 2023. More than 8,500 Palestinians and at least 1,400 Israelis have been killed, according to the IDF and the Palestinian health authority, since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. [Mohammed saber/EPA-EFE]](/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11814151-1700214135.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science and Development Studies at De La Salle University, Manila, the Philippines.
Manila’s blind support for Israel and its war on Gaza is not only immoral but also against its long-term interests.
![Palestinians search for bodies and survivors following Israeli airstrikes on Al Falouja in Jabalia town, northern Gaza, 01 November 2023. More than 8,500 Palestinians and at least 1,400 Israelis have been killed, according to the IDF and the Palestinian health authority, since Hamas militants launched an attack against Israel from the Gaza Strip on 07 October, and the Israeli operations in Gaza and the West Bank which followed it. [Mohammed saber/EPA-EFE]](/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/11814151-1700214135.jpg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)