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‘Might is right’: How the Middle East conflict has shaped Asia
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Rockets being fired from Gaza City towards Israel on Oct 7, 2023.
PHOTO: AFP
SINGAPORE - Developments in the Middle East have thrown up several hard lessons for Asian countries, including the point that the use of force to settle scores seems to be an acceptable course of action in today’s world, and that Asia needs to be self-reliant.
While Israel’s relentless retaliation in Gaza against the brazen Oct 7 Hamas attack on its soil a year ago has unsurprisingly roiled sentiments in South-east Asia, home to some of the largest Muslim communities, less anticipated was how strong and widely felt the reactions have been across a broad middle of Asian societies.
