Adnan Siddiqui is one of Pakistan’s biggest stars, took to social media in a rightly flaming outburst recently as he expressed his outrage and disappointment at Israel’s violence and human rights violations, calling out world authorities for not doing anything. When an Indian fan shared his pro-Israel sentiments in the comments, Adnan Siddiqui fired back unforgivingly.

Uploading a video of a distressed 10-year-old Palestinian girl standing in the rubble of a target of Israel’s indiscriminately fired missiles, the actor shared his utter consternation at the Palestinian reality. In the video, the young girls are seen in shambles, tears running down her face, as she helplessly repeats the phrases “I’m a kid,” and “I don’t even know what to do,” and “I’m just 10.”

Something died in me when she sad this,” self-proclaimed Adnan Siddiqui. Saying her eyes say it all, the actor noted her absolute helplessness, saying he understands why she wants to become a doctor. “That is the only way she sees to help her people,” he said.

The girl mentioned how she was taught by her parents that she’s hated because she’s Muslim, that the aggressors think she deserves to die for the religion she was born into. This didn’t sit right with Siddiqui either. “Imagine living in a world where the scales are always tipped against you,” he said.

He called out the UN and Muslim countries of the world for their silence and indecision, begging the question, “Why this apathy by the world?”

“Are business interests and diplomacy more important than the future of these kids? You don’t need to be a parent to feel their pain, you just have to be a human being,” he asked.

Criticising the Israeli state for its crimes against humanity, he said he wanted to tell the Zionists today that “they are today the spitting image of people they despised the most: the Nazis.”

Soon after the post went up, one of his several fans from across the border popped into a comment section with an offensive take. The comment was deleted by the user before we were able to read it but from their later comment, it is apparent that the comment was in favour of Israel. Several Indians have expressed support for Israel on social media. Even in the follow-up comment, the user pledged his support for the Zionist state.

He brought into question the user’s view of humanity, calling it opaque and lopsided, using the same words for their knowledge of Israel’s cruelty. That, Siddiqui believes, explains why the support for oppression comes so easy for them.

“The suffering of mankind is collective,” he established. Using it to justify why he stands with both Palestinians suffering at the hands of Israel, and Indians suffering at the hands of the novel coronavirus. He stands for humanity.

He explained why he deleted the comment, saying it’s because he misidentified Adnan Siddiqui as Pakistani-born Indian musician Adnan Sami.

In a world where hate, prejudice and violence can find justification, there is little room left to navigate our joint humanity. We are glad Adnan Siddiqui met the genocide-justifier with an appropriate reply and wish for the day when standing with and for humanity won’t need any explanation.