Erdoğan Asks for Two Sides to Peace; Media Forgets One Has Bombs
President Erdoğan declared that achieving peace in Gaza should not be solely Hamas's burden, a rather inconvenient truth for narratives that frame the conflict as solely one-sided. The *Daily Sabah* report faithfully conveys this, yet naturally skips the uncomfortable context: one side controls the world's fourth-largest military, backed by billions in U.S. aid; the other is a resistance group
governing a blockaded strip of land. It's almost as if the 'burden' of peace falls disproportionately on those being bombed to bits, not those doing the bombing. This 'both sides' framing conveniently ignores the vast power imbalance and the historical reality of occupation, turning a plea for basic human rights into a complex diplomatic puzzle. How many times must Erdoğan—or anyone, really—point
out that you can't have lasting peace when one party holds all the cards, the weapons, and a history of annexation? The ongoing destruction of Gaza, funded by taxpayers, suggests the 'burden' seems to rest heavily on the shoulders of Palestinian civilians.