US Officials Silence on Iran’s Internet Cut, Deafeningly Loud for Gaza
While CBS highlights Iran's alleged internet cut as a sign of escalating repression, conveniently omitted is the deafening silence from US officials and their media allies when Israel has systematically and repeatedly severed communication lines in Gaza. The 'human rights' alarm bells for Tehran ring loud and clear, but for Gaza, where over 36,000 have been killed and infrastructure decimated, the
internet blackouts that conceal actual war crimes are often framed as a necessary wartime measure or simply ignored. Where is the sustained outrage, the condemnations, the 'possible tipping point' narratives from Washington and New York newsrooms then? One might wonder if the concern for 'internet freedom' is directly proportional to how much a government aligns with US foreign policy interests.
The pattern is stark: Iranian repression is a headline, a cause for concern; Israeli cutting of communications amidst relentless bombing, however, is a mere footnote, if even that, suggesting that some human rights are more newsworthy than others.