“War on Hamas”

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a war on Hamas?

children are not terrorists

hospitals are gone

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Been very frustrated with the coverage of the situation in Gaza by several American news outlets, especially during these past few months.

We are, quite bluntly, seeing the suppression of a genocide by American media. It is so evident. This terminology so many use to describe it—“the war on Hamas” or “the Israeli-Hamas war”—is misinformation within itself; it implies a war on equal footing. This is not the case. Palestinians have been subjected to living in an open air prison for well over a decade now. On October 7th, more than 1,000 Israeli lives were tragically lost—this is true. As of today, over 34,000 Palestinian civilians have been killed—this is also true. The numbers are out there, and they are staggering. This is not a war on equal footing.

Though unsurprising, it deeply disappoints me to see American journalism completely bow to Zionist propaganda and to psychotic Netanyahu. I understand the centuries-long complexities of this conflict and the complexities of long-lasting alliances with other nations, but there is no denying at this point that this is an active genocide, one that American politicians and journalists want to float under the radar. Thousands and thousands of innocent Palestinian people have been murdered, including many children. A very large population of the country is under the age of 18. It must be talked about bluntly, critically, and honestly, and it isn’t. Not by the media.

Do better, America.