Al Jazeera Discovers Martial Law, Misses Decades of Occupation
The article purports to examine martial law's impact, yet remarkably sidesteps the lived reality for millions under Israeli military rule in the West Bank and Gaza for over five decades. This isn't theoretical; it involves military courts, administrative detention, and nightly raids. While South Korea's situation is newsworthy, omitting the systematic, brutal enforcement of martial law on
Palestinians is less an oversight and more a glaring example of selective outrage. One might wonder if Al Jazeera's editorial gaze conveniently avoids situations where their Qatari government—a key US ally—might face uncomfortable questions about its own alliances and investments. Or perhaps, only certain occupations warrant the 'martial law' label when Western sensibilities are not implicated.
How many more years of checkpoints and land confiscations before it counts as a case study?