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It is great that we now have a ceasefire in Gaza — a pause in the massacre and a return of the Israelis taken by Hamas on Oct. 7, 2023. But what I hate is how Israel and many of its allies are now trying to disguise the truth of what it has done over the two years since Oct. 7, killing some 68,000 people, including tens of thousands of women and children.
How can Israelis scream about Hamas murdering women, children and babies and yet close their eyes and deny the killing of women, children and babies by the Israeli military? That is almost as big a crime as the killings themselves. But that is exactly what they are doing. And they have the platform to advance the “big lie” that Hamas is responsible for the two years of mass murder, famine and destruction.
They can promote these lies through American politicians, the mainstream news media narrative and the excessive censorship of pro-Palestinian voices on social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.
Large sections of the American media are complicit in the Gaza genocide and famine, suppressing reports of violence except when it is committed against Israelis. The media largely presents Israeli victims as human beings and Palestinian victims as mere statistics. The way the conflict is covered dehumanizes Palestinians and wipes away their suffering.
