Kwame Anokye, in a recent Facebook commentary, stirred debate by questioning the moral authority of Western powers to dictate terms to Israel, arguing that many of these nations owe their current status to colonial exploitation and union-based privileges rather than independent resilience.<\/p>\n
\u201cFor all this while, we thought those countries had real power,\u201d Anokye wrote, \u201cbut in truth, they just enjoy the benefit of a union. Look at how powerful Israel is.\u201d<\/p>\n
He suggested that without the European Union<\/strong> and wealth drawn from colonial ventures, several Western nations would struggle to stand on their own. His commentary pointed to Canada<\/strong>, which he described as \u201cpractically the 51st state of the United States,\u201d and Australia<\/strong>, a country \u201cbuilt on stolen lands from the Aborigines.\u201d<\/p>\n Anokye further accused Britain<\/strong> of still clutching minerals looted during colonization, Belgium<\/strong> of overseeing atrocities under King Leopold II that killed an estimated 60 million Congolese, and France<\/strong> of maintaining a neo-colonial grip over African states. Recent rebellions by Sahel nations against Paris, he argued, have already exposed France\u2019s waning influence.<\/p>\n \u201cNorway may be an exception,\u201d he admitted, adding that he was unaware of any historical crimes linked to the Nordic state.<\/p>\n By contrast, Anokye praised Israel as a nation that \u201chas never colonized or gone around looting others to build its foundation,\u201d asserting that the Jewish state built its strength \u201cfrom scratch and sweat.\u201d<\/p>\n He concluded with an unapologetic endorsement:<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m glad Israel has learned its lesson and sworn never to allow themselves to be run over again. God bless Israel, God bless me as well for being knowledgeable. I\u2019m not Jewish but admire Israel to the bone.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The post has since sparked discussion online, with some echoing Anokye\u2019s views on Western hypocrisy and others cautioning against oversimplifying complex historical legacies.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kwame Anokye, in a recent Facebook commentary, stirred debate by questioning the moral authority of Western powers to dictate terms to Israel, arguing that many of these nations owe their current status to colonial exploitation and union-based privileges rather than independent resilience. \u201cFor all this while, we thought those countries had real power,\u201d Anokye wrote,<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"twitter_1160854738579181570_1160854738579181570":"","facebook_3558452337540614_100649324928663":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1168,43],"tags":[1871,1023,981,1872,241,1870],"class_list":{"0":"post-14185","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-openstate","8":"category-opinion","9":"tag-africa-europe-relations","10":"tag-colonialism","11":"tag-israel","12":"tag-kwame-anokye","13":"tag-opinion","14":"tag-western-powers"},"yoast_head":"\n\n