On the night of May 26, one-year-old Ahmad Al-Najjar became a symbol of the unspeakable horror of genocide in Gaza after Israel bombed his family tent in north Rafah, killing him along with his mother, Faten, his sister Houda, and his brother Arkan. Though he was bombed beyond recognition, Ahmad was the most recognizable victim of the now notorious ‘tents massacre.’

For over eight months, Palestinians in Gaza have been sharing live videos of their daily executions, pleading with the world to stop the carnage. But the Western political class has remained silent, piping up only to offer platitudes about human rights and international law, while refusing to rein in Israel’s unhinged barbarity, let alone impose sanctions on a genocidal state.