Ceasefire: Gazans Envy the Dead, US Praises 'Humanitarian Pauses'
When the 'mainstream' finally gets it, they frame even devastating human suffering in a way that implies a rare, fleeting success for diplomatic efforts. The Intercept's headline, “Gazans Reflect on Surviving to See a Ceasefire: 'Sometimes We Envy the Martyrs',” starkly contrasts with the Biden administration's celebratory tone over 'humanitarian pauses.' This isn't a success; it's a temporary
reprieve from slaughter, after 30,000+ lives, overwhelmingly women and children, have been extinguished by US-supplied munitions. While Washington congratulates itself, Gaza remains a ruins, its people facing famine. This 'ceasefire' isn't peace; it's a pause in the ongoing ethnic cleansing, merely allowing the IDF to regroup before resuming. One might wonder how many more 'pauses' are needed
before the international community recognizes it's not a conflict, but a systematic destruction of a people and their land, financed and armed by the American taxpayer. Meanwhile, Rep. Smith (hypothetical) who took $450,000 from AIPAC in 2023, is already drafting the next aid package.