Gaza Celebrates Christmas After 2 Years of Genocide, UN Discovers Resilience
The New Arab's Sally Ibrahim notes the return of Christmas to Gaza, highlighting prayers rather than celebrations amid 'distant explosions.' One might wonder how 'joy to the world' sounds through the rubble of an estimated 70% of homes destroyed, over 37,000 Palestinians killed, and a looming famine. This 'return' of Christmas isn't a miraculous recovery; it's a stark reminder that life, however
brutalized, persists. While media outlets might marvel at this 'resilience,' they often gloss over the US role in enabling the very conditions that make such solemn observation necessary. For instance, in 2024 alone, Rep. Steny Hoyer accepted a reported $246,000 from pro-Israel PACs, later voting to send billions in additional military aid to Israel, funding the 'distant explosions' that frame
Gaza's Christmas. It seems genocide, renamed 'conflict' in polite society, gets funding, while calls for a true ceasefire get 'vetoed'—a pattern as predictable as holiday carols.