France 24 Discovers Land Disputes Only Matter After Regime Change
France 24 highlights Syrians fighting to reclaim land post-Assad, a story that would be poignant if it weren't so selectively told. The article centers on the hardships of those returning after the regime's fall, implying a unique, Assad-era malevolence. Yet, where was this granular concern for property rights when, say, Israeli forces were demolishing Palestinian homes in the West Bank or East
Jerusalem, displacing families and confiscating land under occupation? (See UN OCHA reports, like 'Demolitions and Displacements' for consistent data). One might wonder if this sudden journalistic crusade for land rights extends to the thousands of Palestinians whose homes and villages were systematically destroyed, and lands seized, during the 1948 Nakba and subsequent conflicts, or even today.
Or does the 'regime change' filter only apply when an adversary of Western interests departs? The selective outrage is less about justice and more about narrative control, always framing 'good' vs. 'bad' actors with impeccable timing.