At this stage, Gaza is a cause that has transcended the Islamic. It has brought countries of the Global South to the forefront as leaders in international fora, bringing more and more Western countries outside the US-British orbit on board, and driving a groundswell of opinion among young people around the world but especially in the United States and Britain. Countries like South Africa, with its extraordinary achievement in pulling together the case for genocide at the International Court of Justice, have shown Muslim states what effective organisation is all about.

Why Gaza is a global cause