December 8, corresponding to November 29, has for years been marked in the UN calendar as the “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People,” meant to remind the world of the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination and their oppression. Yet realities on the ground show that despite its symbolic weight, this day now reflects the deep chasm between the claims of the international community and its actual conduct in the face of occupation and genocide.
From 1947 to the present, international structures have not only failed to halt the aggression of the Zionist regime, but have effectively enabled the expansion of occupation — from Gaza to Jerusalem and the West Bank — through policies of silence, complicity, or direct support. Conversely, events such as Operation Al-Aqsa Storm have transformed the Palestinian question from a purely regional matter into a global dossier, demonstrating that the transformative force arising from resistance has proven far more effective than any fruitless diplomatic table.
Plans That Concealed the Roots of the Crisis
Over the past eight decades, the world has witnessed countless prescriptions for solving the Palestinian question — from the “two-state solution,” “Camp David,” and “Oslo,” to the “New Middle East” and the “Abraham Accords.” Yet none have led to sustainable peace, because all were built upon a common flaw: the attempt to resolve the issue without confronting the historical roots of the crisis.
From the 1916 Sykes–Picot Agreement and the 1917 Balfour Declaration to the era of British colonial rule, all these historical junctures laid the foundations for the emergence of a regime built on the fabricated narrative of “a land without a people for a people without a land.” Political Zionism — backed by the Western capitalist order — planted an armed, expansionist regime in the heart of West Asia, turning not only Palestine but the entire region into a theatre for Western strategic interests.
As long as these roots remain unaddressed, as long as the occupying regime and its backers are not held accountable, and as long as Palestine’s right to legitimate self-defense is not recognized, the Day of Solidarity will remain nothing more than a ceremonial ritual.
Performative Ceasefires and the Continuation of Power Structures’ Deception
In the run-up to this year’s November 29, we again witnessed a wave of Western “human rights” posturing — from a purported 20-point plan to choreographed gatherings such as the Sharm el-Sheikh summit. But the reality on the ground in Gaza tells another story: the genocide has not stopped.
According to UNRWA, only 35% of the promised aid has actually entered Gaza, while medicine and medical supplies remain banned. Amnesty International has also declared unequivocally that “the genocide has not stopped and the world must not be deceived.”
At the same time, Western media — through systematic censorship — reproduce Zionist narratives and whitewash the crimes committed in Gaza, Jerusalem, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Syria. This dynamic has not only deepened the crisis but also created a false sense of confidence within the Israeli security establishment, resulting in expanded cross-border attacks and escalating threats to regional stability.
This year’s November 29 was a reflection of the same historical deception: Western rhetoric defending human rights while supporting genocide in practice.
Resistance Paradigm: A World Awakened
Despite this darkness, November 29 has taken on a new meaning today: a marker of the globalization of the resistance paradigm. Since Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, resistance has ceased to be merely a military act; it has become the dominant narrative across media warfare, international law forums, global public opinion, and student movements.
Today, the true image of Palestine is conveyed not by Western networks but by the 70,000 martyrs, hundreds of thousands of wounded, and two million starving, displaced people standing their ground — a narrative that shook the world and turned the Zionist regime into the most reviled entity on the planet.
The Chinese president’s message likewise underscored that the Palestinian issue is “a test for the global governance system,” urging the international community to confront the root causes of the crisis and uphold justice.
Resistance has now become the benchmark for identifying “the right side of history,” and it will shape a different future — one in which the short-lived laughter of the Zionists will give way to a long, bitter weeping.
NOURNEWS