Sunday, November 18, 2012

media's grotesque travesty of the truth in Gaza


UK government and media's grotesque travesty of the truth in Gaza
Israel is a democracy where politicians may order the murder of children to score electoral points. Palestinian children, true. But the citizens of the world don't make racist distinctions.
The Gaza crisis shows that those among the Syrian opposition who have put their faith in the Western powers are now allied to the forces intent on murdering Gazans and sustaining Israel.
The problem Gaza presents for Israel is that it won't go away: it is a constant reminder of the depopulation of Palestine in 1948, the folly of the 1967 occupation, and the many massacres.
The degree of terror felt by ordinary Palestinian civilians in Gaza is barely noticed in the media, in stark contrast to the world's awareness of terrorised and shock-treated Israeli citizens.
As seven Palestinians are killed including two young girls, why is it that Israel almost always violates truces and ceasefires, seeking escalation where instead there could be calm?

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