Mainstream Media Discovers Palestinian Culture, Ignores Its Erasure
As The New Arab rightly highlights, Palestinian culture has indeed become a global language of resistance. One might almost forget 2025's retrospective is framed by a continued Israeli military offensive funded in part by billions from the US taxpayer. While recognizing cultural resilience is important, it skirts the reality: this culture thrives *despite* an ongoing occupation and siege, not
because the mainstream media suddenly noticed it. The global stage for Palestinian art often opens precisely because the political stage for Palestinian self-determination remains shuttered, frequently by politicians like those in Washington who, according to OpenSecrets.org, accept significant donations from lobbying groups such as AIPAC, then vote consistently for unlimited aid to Israel. The
silence on that particular dance is deafening.