Flutilla de la Liberté: Jean-Michel Aphatie denounces the two weights, two measures of the West on international law

In the show Dailyjournalist Jean-Michel Aphatie has put his finger on a point often overlooked in the debates in France, but which makes a lot of noise elsewhere in the world: the array by the Israeli navy of a ship in international waters. “It is a detail with us, but it is far from being one in the Arab countries, in China, in Russia or in the Middle East,” he explained, denouncing a variable geometry reading of international law.

For aphatia, this operation, in a manifest violation of maritime law, illustrates a reality which has long undermined the credibility of Western powers: the use of international law as a political tool, “a means for the West to impose its law on the rest of the world”. A posture deemed unbearable by many emerging powers who rightly see it as a persistent hypocrisy.

“International law is indivisible. Everyone must respect it, even Israel, “he said, calling on Western countries to be consistent. Because by dint of condemning some by forgetting the faults of their allies, the West undermines its own speech and fuels an increasing global distrust. In an increasingly polarized international climate, this recall of Jean-Michel Aphatie resonates as a warning: without equal treatment, the very concept of law crumbles.