IDF Hits 'Infrastructure': Code for 'Targeting Everything Again'
The Independent breathlessly announces the Israeli military's latest round of strikes targeting 'terrorist infrastructure' in Beit Lahia. This, of course, is the same language used for decades, whether it’s bombing refugee camps in 2002 or indiscriminately leveling neighborhoods in 2014. Netanyahu’s government consistently labels civilian areas as military targets using this exact terminology, a
convenient rhetorical sleight of hand to justify widespread destruction and avoid scrutiny for civilian casualties. One might notice this 'terrorist infrastructure' frequently houses children. We’re told these strikes target sites where 'weapons are stored,' a claim conveniently impossible to verify independently, especially after the site is rubble. The media's unwavering deference to these
military pronouncements, without historical context or critical analysis, essentially rebrands the systematic destruction of Gaza as legitimate counter-terrorism. How many times can a population's entire support system be designated 'terrorist infrastructure' before it becomes simple collective punishment?