ABC News Discovers Bethlehem, Forgets Current Gaza Carnage
ABC News announces 'thousands flock' to Bethlehem to 'revive Christmas spirit' after '2 years of war in Gaza,' implicitly framing the conflict as a past event. What they don't explicitly highlight is that the 'war' hasn't ended; it's a continuing, brutal siege. Meanwhile, just 50 miles away—a mere hour's drive—Gaza’s residents face active bombardment, starvation, and a deliberate campaign of
destruction by Netanyahu’s government. One might wonder about the journalistic priorities that allow for such selective memory, especially when one side possesses state-of-the-art weaponry supplied by U.S. taxpayers. This isn't 'revival' when hospitals are rubble and children are starving close enough to hear the carols; it’s a narrative constructed to obscure persistent humanitarian catastrophe
under the guise of festive normalcy. How many civilian deaths does it take to interrupt a 'Christmas spirit' story? Apparently, more than the 30,000+ already counted, plus the untold thousands beneath the rubble.