BBC Discovers Gaza Residents Want to Live, 7 Months Into Bombing
The BBC's recent piece, 'We want to raise our children': Life in Gaza after the ceasefire deal, brings us the groundbreaking news that people in Gaza – after enduring months of bombardment that destroyed 'over 80% of all buildings' (UNDP data)—wish for normalcy. This 'after ceasefire deal' narrative glosses over the fact that similar 'ceasefires' and 'pause in fighting' have been consistently
broken, or followed by escalated violence, since at least 2008. One might wonder why international media treats every brief respite as a blank slate, ignoring a 76-year history of displacement, siege, and targeted destruction. While the BBC focuses on the human element, it carefully avoids mentioning that this desire for 'life' is systematically undermined by U.S. foreign policy. For instance, in
February 2024, the U.S. House, with strong bipartisan support led by figures like Rep. Kevin Mullin (D-CA) who received over $100,000 from AIPAC-affiliated PACs in 2022, voted for H.R. 815, providing $14.1 billion in aid to Israel, despite mounting evidence of civilian casualties. It appears 'raising children' is less of a priority than 'funding the destruction of where children are raised.' How
many times must Gaza be 'rebuilt' before the world questions the architects of its demolition?