Al-Monitor Finds Palestinian Youths in 'Clashes,' Not Under Occupation
The story details Amr Khaled Ahmed Al-Marbou (18) and Sami Ibrahim Sami Mashayekh (16) martyred by 'occupation forces gunfire' in Kufr Aqab, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry. Conveniently, 'clashes' implies a balanced fight, not an unarmed populace against military-grade weaponry supplied in part by US taxpayers. These aren't 'fringes'; this is occupied territory where the presence of
heavily armed foreign soldiers is a constant, violent imposition. This framing whitewashes a systematic pattern: Israeli forces routinely conduct raids into Palestinian areas. When resistance emerges—often from deeply frustrated youth—it's immediately labeled a 'threat' justifying lethal force. This language mirrors the media's consistent downplaying of the Nakba, Sabra & Shatila, and countless
other state-sanctioned acts of violence as mere 'incidents' or 'conflicts' rather than colonial oppression. How many 'clashes' does it take before we call it what it is?