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Added to this cold insensitivity is a hypocrisy in words and deeds that the West no longer even bothers to conceal.

He has shown, to all those who are still willing to listen and see honestly, that the politics of double standards is at the heart of his action and that he does not hesitate to politicize any event, even if it is of a human tragedy at the height of the earthquake which struck Syria at dawn on February 6, and which killed at least 3000 people. A balance sheet expected to increase because hundreds of bodies are still buried under the rubble.

In the eyes of the West, the deaths and the terrible destruction that affected five provinces in Syria do not have the same value as the victims and the damage in Turkey. However, it is the same earthquake that struck the two neighboring countries at the same time.

With Turkey, Western countries, led by the United States and Europe, have shown a generous outpouring of solidarity. And, suiting the action to the word, they sent, without delay, teams of rescuers, medical personnel, relief equipment, cargo planes loaded with food rations, medicines, blankets and tents.

The leaders of these countries have called President Recep Tayyeb Erdogan to offer their condolences and express their support.

Western sanctions have bruised the Syrian people

With Syria, none of this happened. However, of the two countries affected by the earthquake, it is Syria that urgently needs massive and diverse aid. Syria is a country on the verge of famine because of the American and European sanctions decreed unilaterally, without a United Nations mandate, and which all the countries of the planet are summoned to apply to the letter under pain of being themselves subject to penalties.

Of all these sanctions, the Caesar Law is the most unjust and inhumane, as it prohibits virtually all commercial and financial transactions with Syrian individuals and entities.

Because of these sanctions, most airlines no longer dare to serve Damascus airport or other airfields in the country, which prevents the delivery of emergency aid to Syria.

Very quickly, the Syrian authorities realized the extent of the disaster and launched an appeal for international assistance.

During a press conference in Damascus on Tuesday, the director of the Syrian Red Crescent, Mr. Khaled Haboubati, called on the European Union (EU) to lift the sanctions against Damascus. He also asked the United States Agency for Development (USAID) to "provide assistance to the Syrian people".

The Syrian ambassador to the United Nations, Bassam Sabbbagh, assured that international aid would go "to all Syrians throughout the territory", implying that even the regions which still escape the control of Damascus, such as Idleb and the north of Aleppo, would benefit from this aid.

Bassam Sabbbagh pledged to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, whom he met in New York, to "facilitate all necessary procedures for international organizations to provide humanitarian aid" in response to the earthquake. earth.

The leaders of the Christian Churches in Syria have also called for the lifting of sanctions to allow the delivery of international aid.

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