BBC Discovers Land Grabs Are Bad, If Done Differently
According to BBC Work, Israel has moved control markers within Gaza, altering boundaries “deeper inside Gaza than maps suggested.” The article delicately avoids mentioning that such unilateral boundary shifts in occupied territory are, perhaps, not just a map-making exercise. This isn't the first time an occupying power has redrawn lines to annex territory; historically, such actions are
foundational to dispossession, from the Nakba in 1948 to the ongoing settlement expansion in the West Bank. One might wonder why a shift in a 'Yellow Line' is news now, and not the decades of systematic land theft. Instead of questioning the legality or intent behind these shifting lines, our venerable media outlets opt for a detached, almost academic tone. It appears the nuance of illegal
annexation, despite verifiable evidence, is often lost when discussing 'democratic' allies. Perhaps if Gaza were rich in oil, the lines would be drawn very differently, and with far more urgent, accusatory headlines.