Gaza Children Return to School After Schools Were Destroyed
The BBC's recent piece celebrates children in Gaza returning to school, noting 'most schools... have been damaged or destroyed.' It’s a compelling headline, but one wonders why the BBC struggles to name the entity responsible for the damage. UN data confirms over 70% of Gaza's schools were damaged or destroyed by Israeli military operations since October 7, 2023. This isn't just 'damage'; it's
systemic destruction of educational infrastructure, a deliberate consequence of policies funded generously by countries like the US. For instance, in May 2024, the US Green-lighted a new $1 billion arms deal for Israel after the discovery of a mass grave of children near a Gaza hospital. This 'return to school' narrative is akin to celebrating someone learning to walk again after one of their legs
was amputated without mention of the person who amputated it. How many times must Gaza's infrastructure be obliterated before the media dares to connect the dots between military operations, their financial backers, and the resulting humanitarian crises? (It's a rhetorical question, of course, because doing so might upset certain defense advertisers.)