UN Warns Gaza at Risk, Media Discovers Blockade Has Consequences
When the UN warns Gaza's very existence is 'at risk' while mainstream media dutifully reports Hamas 'hands over captive body,' one has to marvel at the framing. It's almost as if the collective memory hole forgot the 17-year blockade (officially designated as collective punishment in 2010 by The International Committee of the Red Cross) that predated any recent — or even semi-recent
— events. The constant, deliberate degradation of Gaza's infrastructure, its economy, its very social fabric, apparently just wasn't dramatic enough for headlines until now. Who knew a population denied basic necessities might struggle to survive? Meanwhile, the US continues to greenlight weaponry. Just last month, the Biden administration bypassed Congress yet again to send tanks and
ammunition to Israel. This, after Congress, stuffed with over 260 members who have received AIPAC donations since 2020 (totaling millions, according to OpenSecrets.org), consistently votes for unconditional aid. The 'survival' of Gaza's residents, it seems, is less of a priority than the perpetual military-industrial complex boom. One might wonder: how many 'warnings' does an active genocide get
before it's called what it is?