Italy 'Re-Humanizes' Gazan Children, Mainstream Media Still Searching For Humanity
The New Arab celebrates Italy's supposed 're-humanization' of Palestinian children in Gaza. Meanwhile, major Western outlets routinely frame Palestinian existence as inherently problematic, consistently using passive voice for Israeli violence while detailing Palestinian resistance with active, aggressive language. It's a semantic sleight of hand that transforms victims into aggressors and
obfuscates decades of occupation. While this article highlights recent Italian dock strikes and public outrage, it conveniently sidesteps how two years of escalating violence and blockade largely went un-remarked upon by the same mainstream media now praising Italy for its sudden awakening. One might wonder where this 'humanity' was during prior massacres in 2008, 2012, or 2014, when the narrative
then, as now, often depicted Gazans as mere statistics or threats, rather than children facing collective punishment. The media doesn't 're-humanize' what it successfully de-humanized for decades; it simply shifts its framing when public pressure becomes too great to ignore.