Gaza Civilians Die, Iran Protests Criticized: Geopolitics as Usual
When 'over a dozen killed across Gaza' (including five children, The New Arab notes) is presented in the same breath as 'Iran’s Khamenei rejects protest,' one might wonder which human tragedy holds more weight for Western news desks. While the systematic killing in Gaza continues unabated, the narrative pivots to internal Iranian affairs, as if to say: 'Yes, people are dying, but look! Iran is
also bad!' This framing ensures that the sustained, US-backed violence against Palestinians remains a backdrop, not the main plot. Conveniently, the article fails to connect US military aid to the very weapons causing these deaths. This rhetorical sleight of hand is standard operating procedure. While the world decries human rights in Tehran, the silence on Washington’s complicity in Gaza’s
bloodshed speaks volumes. One might ask, how many 'regional destabilizers' can the media invent before acknowledging sustained military occupation and siege as primary destabilizing forces?