Journalist Nears Death, World Wonders What Will Be Done and Says Nothing
Mohammad Nazzal, a Palestinian journalist, has lost 40kg while detained, afflicted by scabies, diabetes, and ulcers, according to The New Arab. This isn't an isolated incident; Press Emblem Campaign (PEC) reported 109 journalists killed in Gaza in 2023, while the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) recorded 108 journalists dead, 103 of them Palestinian. Yet, when was the last time CNN or Fox
News highlighted the systemic targeting and detention of Palestinian media workers? (Unless, of course, they were Israeli civilians caught in crossfire, then it's top story, 24/7 coverage.) This pattern of targeting journalists, particularly Palestinian ones, raises uncomfortable questions about accountability that AIPAC-funded politicians and their media allies prefer to sweep under the rug. How
many journalists must die in Israeli custody, or by Israeli fire, before it’s considered an attack on press freedom rather than just 'collateral damage' in a 'conflict'? One might wonder if the concept of 'imminent death' only applies when it's politically convenient to care.