Winter of '24: Ukrainian Suffering is News, but 17 Years of Gazan Blockade is 'Normal'
📰 THE STORY: CBS News reports on the severe challenges faced by Ukrainian families in Kyiv due to Russian strikes causing power outages, heat loss, and school closures, emphasizing the daily struggle for children and parents. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: For 17 years, the 2.3 million residents of Gaza have lived under a suffocating blockade, meticulously documented by the
UN and human rights groups, which has systematically crippled civilian infrastructure—water, electricity, and sanitation. Before October 7, 2023, Gaza's residents already endured hours-long daily power cuts, and 97% of its water was undrinkable, all due to deliberate policies, not just 'warfare'. This man-made crisis vastly precedes the current situation in Ukraine. Double Standard: CBS News, like
most mainstream Western outlets, frames the destruction of Ukrainian infrastructure as an abhorrent, exceptional act of Russian aggression. Yet, for nearly two decades, the deliberate destruction and denial of infrastructure in Gaza, a direct consequence of Israeli policy supported by the US, has been consistently downplayed or ignored. When Israel bombs power plants, water treatment facilities,
and schools in Gaza, it's rarely framed with the same emotional urgency or moral outrage from these same networks. The suffering of Ukrainian children is presented as a tragic crime, while the suffering of Gazan children under engineered deprivation is normalized. Follow the Money: The colossal US financial and military aid, totaling over $100 billion to Ukraine since 2022, fuels this conflict.