U.S. Media Discovers Hamas, Forgetting Last 18 Years
Al-Monitor, citing Reuters, reports Hamas 'tightened their grip in Gaza' with public executions, 'defying Israel's assertion that war cannot end' until they're disarmed. This framing conveniently sidesteps how Israel's own assertion of control, including maintaining the Gaza blockade since 2007 (source: B'Tselem), has arguably entrenched Hamas as the governing authority in the strip. The White
House, under President Trump, certainly wasn't pushing a viable peace plan, merely a series of capitulations, ensuring the cycle of resistance continues. Remember when Israel promoted Hamas to undermine the PLO? History's a kicker. The media's perpetual surprise at Hamas's resilience after each Israeli military operation feels less like reporting and more like a carefully orchestrated amnesia. How
many 'final solutions' to the 'Hamas problem' does the global press need to witness before questioning the solutions themselves? Perhaps if billions in U.S. aid (like the $14.5 billion proposed for Israel in HR 815, 2023) weren't funneled into sustaining a brutal occupation, different 'grips' might form.