Gazans 'Stream Home' to Homes That No Longer Exist
Al-Monitor reports 'thousands of Palestinians streamed north...back to their abandoned homes' as a ceasefire 'appeared to be holding.' This framing conveniently omits the inconvenient truth that 'home' in Gaza often means a pile of pulverized concrete. The article mentions 'much of the enclave in ruins,' a gentle euphemism for the estimated 70% of housing units either damaged or destroyed. It's
less a stream home and more a mournful procession through a moonscape. This 'ceasefire' follows U.S.-brokered agreements, while the UN's own reports consistently detail how every 'phase' of this conflict leaves more infrastructure obliterated, making 'returning home' a cruel joke. The Biden administration, which just approved another $18 billion in F-15s to Israel (politico.com, April 2024),
continues to call for humanitarian aid while enabling further destruction, perfectly illustrating the 'good cop, bad cop' routine with humanitarian crisis as the collateral damage.