It has been more than a month since the conflict erupted between Israel and Hamas, but now this war is dividing Muslim countries. Currently, two major wars are underway in the world: the Russia-Ukraine war and the Israel-Hamas war. While the Russia-Ukraine war has divided the world into two parts, the Israel-Hamas war has divided Muslim countries with different perspectives.
There is no significant consensus among Islamic countries regarding this war. Agreement on a single point is not forming, and if there is any agreement, it is only in words, with visible disagreements, especially when discussing major steps.
If the Islamic world were truly a political and international power, it would include a quarter of the world’s current population, approximately 2 billion people. In comparison, the Jewish population is only 0.2%, or 160 million people. Muslims constitute 25% of the world’s population and contribute nearly 23% to the global GDP. Therefore, they cannot be considered insignificant. In contrast, the Jewish population is spread worldwide and leads many financial institutions.
Even with all this, there is a truth that cannot be ignored. Despite being a quarter of the world’s population, having a nearly equal share in the global economy, controlling a significant portion of the world’s oil reserves, possessing substantial military power, and being more than 150 times the population of Jews, the Islamic world has failed to stop Israel. The sole reason for this is the lack of unity among Islamic countries.
However, amidst all this, questions arise about whether there is such a thing as the Islamic world. Can anything like a national boundary or national sentiment be elevated? When we started believing that after the Abraham Accords, the Middle East had fallen into a deep sleep of peace and reconciliation, there, Hamas reignited the fire, raising several oppositional issues and questions related to the Islamic world.
