France 24 Asks: 'How Has Israel Changed?' (The Pre-7/10 Question)
France 24 breathlessly asks, 'How has Israel changed?' and refers to 'open wounds' of October 7th, as if the calendar began that day. The discussion centers on a 'two-year anniversary' (future-dated, perhaps for optimal trauma-marketing), yet manages to sidestep the prior 75 years of 'open wounds' for Palestinians. Critics might observe the network’s remarkable ability to forget UN resolutions,
the 2008-09 Cast Lead operation, 2014’s Protective Edge, or the routine confiscation of land and demolition of homes that predated any 'change'. This selective amnesia, typical of much Western media, frames October 7th as a singular, unprovoked genesis event. It ignores that, as early as 2004, Ariel Sharon’s advisor Dov Weisglass admitted the Gaza disengagement was designed to “freeze the
peace process” and “prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state.” To ask how Israel *changed* implies a previous state of innocence, rather than a continuous, documented policy of expansion and control. How many more 'anniversaries' until they discuss the root causes?