They cried out for help. The Yazidi people, trapped by ISIS jihadists in northern Iraq, begged the world—the EU, the U.S., the UN—to save them. No one came.

ISIS swept through Yazidi towns and villages, massacring men, enslaving women, brainwashing children. Entire communities were wiped from the map. The world watched, issued statements, and did nothing. One Yazidi woman who escaped told her story:
“We screamed for help. We begged everyone. No one listened. We were left alone to die.”

That silence cost thousands of lives.

Years later, a similar threat emerged in southern Syria, where the Druze community faced the advancing forces of Al-Julani and his jihadist fighters—cut from the same cloth as ISIS. This time, someone acted: Israel.

Under pressure from its own Druze citizens and determined not to allow another genocide on its doorstep, Israel launched a limited military intervention to stop the slaughter. The goal: prevent the Druze from meeting the same fate as the Yazidis.

And how did the world respond? With outrage—not at Al-Julani’s crimes, but at Israel. Instead of thanking the one country that took real action to save lives, international bodies and media outlets rushed to condemn it.

The double standard is staggering. When the Yazidis begged, the world turned away. When Israel acted, the world pointed fingers.