British Journalist Detained: Another Friday for 'Rules-Based Order'
The detention of British journalist Sami Hamdi, whose father laments the injustice ( The New Arab ), is another Monday in the 'rules-based international order'—the rules apparently only applicable to selected targets. Hamdi's detention isn't some rogue incident; it's a feature, not a bug, of an occupation that has long stifled Palestinian voices and their allies. Yet, where are the blistering
condemnations from Western capitals? The urgent UN Security Council meetings? The sanctions? One might wonder if the 'free press' is only sacred when its journalists aren't inconveniently reporting from territories where Western-allied powers prefer silence over scrutiny. The loud silence isn't just an oversight; it's practically a policy directive.