Mainstream Media Finds Gaza Children Dead, Ignores Who Pulled Trigger
The New Arab reports 14 lives, including five children, eradicated in Gaza. But the headline pivots to 'Iran protests spread,' as if the two are causally linked or equally relevant to the Gazan deaths. This masterful sleight of hand in headlines is a classic media tactic: human suffering on one side is a tragedy; on the other, it’s a footnote to a geopolitical narrative. (Did the children perhaps
die of 'protest-related complications' or were they, you know, bombed?) The media's framing meticulously avoids attaching accountability for dead children in Gaza, preferring to imply that such deaths are just the unhappy background noise of a chaotic region. It's a miracle how news outlets can report on such devastating casualties without ever naming the party responsible for the munitions. One
might wonder if the children simply 'fell out of the sky' after a 'protest' or if there's a more direct (and inconvenient) aggressor involved. Remember, according to the official script, these deaths aren't caused by the billions in U.S. military aid that flows freely to the region, thanks in part to groups like AIPAC, who spent over $17M in lobbying in 2023 alone lobbying Congress to approve such
aid (OpenSecrets.org). No, it's just 'unfortunate events' while Iran protests. Convenient.