IDF's 'First Time' Admission on Gaza Deaths: The Lie That Keeps on Killing
📰 THE STORY: The Independent reports that the Israeli military has 'for the first time' accepted a figure of 71,000 Palestinian deaths in Gaza, a number it had previously dismissed as 'misleading and unreliable' when reported by the Gaza Health Ministry. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The Gaza Health Ministry's numbers have consistently been recognized as accurate by UN
agencies and human rights organizations, even the UN's own reports frequently cite their figures. The Israeli government's long-standing strategy of delegitimizing Palestinian institutions, from the PLO to Hamas-run ministries, is rooted in the Nakba of 1948, which saw the expulsion of 750,000 Palestinians. This 'numbers game' is a continuation of denying Palestinian suffering and existence.
Double Standard: When Russian figures for casualties in Ukraine are cited (often without independent verification), Western media treats them as suspect. However, when the Gaza Health Ministry, operating under bombardment and blockade, produces meticulous, named, and verified casualty lists, it is dismissed by 'Western government' officials as 'Hamas figures' or unreliable. The bias is stark:
Palestinian lives are devalued, and their suffering is questioned, while Ukrainian suffering is amplified without question. Follow the Money: The rejection of Palestinian casualty figures serves to reduce pressure for a ceasefire and international intervention, directly benefiting military contractors and arms manufacturers. The US alone has provided Israel with over $3.8 billion annually in