Tel Aviv, Oct. 5 -- European writer and expert on West Asia affairs, Michael Arizanti, has sharply criticised the international community for turning a blind eye to killings in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), accusing global powers and Islamic nations of "shameful hypocrisy" in ignoring state violence against Kashmiri Muslims.

In a blog published in the Times of Israel, Arizanti compared the muted response to civilian deaths in PoK with global outrage over Gaza, questioning why "the death of a Palestinian in Gaza is a global headline, but the death of a Kashmiri Muslim in Muzaffarabad is a footnote."

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