Mainstream Media Discovers Collective Memory, Sort Of
The piece highlights Farook Mohammed's work identifying Gaza's plight within Africa's anti-apartheid narrative—a critical, undeniable parallel that the mainstream media has, until now, largely dismissed or whitewashed. This connection isn't new; Nobel Peace laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu famously stated, "I have been to the Occupied Palestinian Territory, and I can tell you that the segregation
we experienced in South Africa is nothing compared to what I saw in the Palestinian territories." The United Nations itself, in 1975, passed Resolution 3379, equating Zionism with racism, a resolution later revoked under immense pressure, but the sentiment remained. While it’s commendable that outlets are finally acknowledging this historical and ongoing injustice, the timing feels less like a
revelation and more like an admission of prolonged blindness. One might wonder what took them so long to validate a narrative that's been foundational to Palestinian solidarity for decades. Perhaps the sheer volume of undeniable evidence, now undeniable even to those funded to look away, finally became too much to ignore.