NPP and hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil

Since President Dissanayaka was elected executive president of our country and inherited the international debt the country is facing, both he and his political party, the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), have become very circumspect and cautious regarding any comment on Israel and its genocidal war in Palestine.

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Just to recap, to date, Israel has, through targeted attacks, killed over 64,000 civilian Palestinians. Included in this death toll, according to UNICEF, more than 50,000 are children. The report adds “...since the end of the ceasefire on 18 March, 1,309 children have reportedly been killed and 3,738 injured”.

Way back on November 1, 2023, in its own publication, the JVP cited the National Organiser and now Minister of Transport Bimal Rathnayake, who demanded that Israel stop its attacks of killing thousands of ordinary Palestinians, including children. He called for a ceasefire immediately, adding that the vast majority of countries in the world accept a free Palestine and a free Israel, except America and a few puppet states that support it.

Rathnayake also condemned business organisations which were working to provide Lankans jobs in Israel. He added, “Government should prevent Sri Lankans from being sent to unsafe areas”.