American Journalist Abby Martin: Gaza Changed the World, Exposed the Falsehood of the International Order, and We Will Not Go Back

American journalist and activist Abby Martin has affirmed that the ongoing genocidal war in the Gaza Strip has brought about a radical and profound shift in the collective consciousness of peoples, transcending geographic boundaries to become a moral test that exposed the true nature of the international order and the positions of governments and institutions alike.

Speaking at the closing event of international artist Macklemore's tour in support of Palestine in the French capital, Paris, Martin stressed in forceful remarks that "Gaza changed the world, it changed every one of us, and it exposed the truth about everyone.. the world will never be the same as it was before this battle."

In her address before thousands of supporters of the Palestinian cause, Martin called on intellectuals, artists and people of influence to leave the square of silence and take decisive public stances against the crimes committed by the Israeli occupation.

"Silence is no longer an acceptable option," Martin said. "Everyone today must choose between siding with revolutionary consciousness or contributing to pacifying the masses and letting the crime pass."

The American journalist praised the awareness-raising role played by the growing cultural and artistic boycott movement in Western capitals, noting that the inevitability of Palestine's liberation is closely tied to the liberation of all peoples from hegemony and the falsification of facts.