Sir: What does Israel think of the UN? And Human Rights Watch? Or Gaza’s children? It is crystal clear Israel does not think itself answerable to anyone. The prime reason is Israeli exceptionalism. Now, another headline has appeared in newspapers to tell the tale of Israeli exceptionalism.The Israeli Prime Minister indicates that Israel will not cooperate with the UN probe on Gaza’s oppression. He even lashes out at the UN Human Rights Council, accusing it of granting “legitimacy to terror organisations” like Hamas. Israeli occupation history shows that nothing is new in this statement.History knows that in 2008-09 Israel had dropped white phosphorus on Gaza. It was an open violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention that forbids the use of chemical weapons. Indeed, there was no accountability for the conflict in 2008, in 2009, in 2012. In the Israeli aggression in 2008, there were 1,050 Palestinians martyred. Then what happened? Nothing!Palestinian scholar Edward Said once said, “Israel is unique in the world for the excuses made on its behalf.” Professor of economics at the North-Eastern University, the US, M Shahid Alam in his book Israeli Exceptionalism: The Destabilising Logic of Zionism has tried to explore the subject. He writes: “They (Zionists) would constantly remind the Jews that they are an ancient people, divinely favoured, uniquely talented, racially superior and undefeatable, who deserved more than any other people to make history as a great nation. The Zionist would have to construct an ideology of Jewish Exceptionalism.”Israeli Jewish philosopher Martin Buber says, “Israel is not another example of the species nation; it is the only example of the species Israel.”There is much more evidence that defines Israeli exceptionalism elaborately. Indeed, this is pure racism, baseless and self-deceptive belief, an unacceptable and fanatical concept. In this Israeli exceptional approach, what option is left for the Palestinians and the peace-loving world?Palestinian scholar Ramzy Baroud gives the correct answer: “In the case of Gaza, armed resistance has become the main language that can possibly be understood by Israel, as some of its officials and media are openly advocating genocide.” Nasir FarooqKarachi