Why are the BRICS countries not condemning the ongoing genocide in Gaza? |
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A detailed analysis of the positions and practices of BRICS member countries in
response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza reveals a flagrant contradiction
between their official rhetoric — often focused on international law,
multilateralism and the sovereignty of peoples — and their concrete actions, as
in the case of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine or the actions of the UAE. As
BRICS+, the ten member states refuse to designate as such the crime of genocide
being perpetrated in Gaza, despite it being widely documented and denounced by
international bodies and by Francesca Albanese, the United Nations Special
Rapporteur.
In fact, the BRICS have not taken any strong joint measures: no sanctions, no
severance of diplomatic or economic relations, no embargo, not even a symbolic
suspension of cooperation with Israel. On the contrary, for most of them, trade
relations — particularly in the strategic areas of energy, surveillance
technologies, infrastructure and armaments — continued and even intensified in
2024 and 2025. South Africa is certainly an exception with its complaint to the
ICJ, but this very positive action is undermined by the continuation of coal
exports to Israel and other trade relations.
This diplomatic double-speak highlights a fundamental truth: despite their
rhetoric about a “more just world order”, the BRICS countries are primarily
defending their geopolitical, economic and security interests, often at the
expense of the principles of international justice. This reality dashes the
hopes of some progressive sectors for the possibility of an “alternative” pole
embodied by this bloc.
For those on the left who harbour illusions about the BRICS’ willingness to
take clear initiatives in favour of the people, the latest summit and their
attitude as a bloc towards the genocide in Gaza and their relations with Israel
should help to open their eyes.
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