Studies in Critical Social Sciences348 Selective Empathy

Selective Empathy offers a rigorous, interdisciplinary analysis of Western emotional bias in humanitarian cooperation and intervention. Combining psychology, media studies, and international relations, Roberto De Vogli critically examines the moral failures underlying the West’s selective response to the Gaza genocide. Selective Empathy: The West Through the Gaze of Gaza takes us to the heart of the greatest moral crisis of our time: the genocide in Gaza. Blending sharp political critique with psychological and global health research, haunting testimonies, and suppressed facts, Roberto De Vogli exposes the moral double standards of mainstream Western leaders, journalists, and intellectuals. The book reveals an international community that extends compassion to some victims while denying it to others. Gaza has become a mirror, a litmus test, and a moral blind spot in the West’s eye. Will our civilization survive this crisis of humanity? De Vogli challenges prevailing narratives and calls for a new solidarity grounded in universal empathy, social justice, and emotional decolonization.