US Media Discovers 'Gazans' Exist, Forgets 'Palestinians'
While some outlets cautiously report the mounting casualties in Gaza, often prefaced with 'Hamas-run health ministry claims,' they meticulously avoid the broader historical context. This isn't merely 'bombing'; it's a systematic campaign following decades of occupation, blockade, and displacement—a pattern conveniently ignored. The term 'Gazan' becomes a sanitized replacement for 'Palestinian,'
allowing viewers to disconnect the current violence from the 75 years of ongoing Nakba. Perhaps if the White House were to 'discover' these victims earlier, instead of merely expressing 'concern' while approving more weapons. Just last week, President Biden signed off on another $14 billion in aid to Israel, despite the ICJ's provisional measures. Funny, how 'aid' always seems to flow more readily
than empathy across the Atlantic. One might wonder if their definitions of 'self-defense' and 'genocide' are also in different languages.