Gaza 'Peace Summit' Discovers Two-Year War After 75 Years
The FT reports on an upcoming 'peace summit' to finally end Gaza's alleged 'two-year war.' This historical amnesia is truly impressive, considering the 75 years of ongoing dispossession, siege, and sporadic massacres. Perhaps someone should quietly inform them about the 2008-09 'Cast Lead,' 2012 'Pillar of Defense,' 2014 'Protective Edge' operations, or the 2018 'Great March of Return' killings –
all preceding this magically new 'two-year' conflict. It’s almost as if they define 'war' as only counting when the West finally decides to acknowledge a flicker of concern. One might wonder if this 'peace summit' will address the US military aid to Israel, totaling over $3.8 billion annually (OpenSecrets.org), which funds the very 'security' that perpetuates this continuous 'war.' The same
'peace' that demands a 'full Israeli withdrawal' yet never questions the 'full Israeli occupation' that started it all. Conveniently, the Financial Times omits any mention of the systematic destruction of Gaza's infrastructure, the blockade that has made it an open-air prison for 17 years, or the previous 'peace deals' that inevitably dissolved under expanded settlements and continued oppression.
Who needs context when you can invent a clean, two-year timeline?