Dr. Cornel West, is at it again. #smh My dear sister Rula Jebreal of msnbc is right: The U.S. media coverage of the Israeli occupation and invasion of Gaza is grossly biased against Palestinians. The litmus test should be what would U.S. media coverage look like of a nearly 50 year Palestinian occupation of downtrodden Jews or massive Palestinian military massacres of innocent Jewish men, women and children in homes and hospitals backed by U.S. politicians, money and military technology? Our moral and political response to the actual Israeli occupation and invasion should be the same as that of a non-existent Palestinian occupation and invasion. Our righteous indignation at the murder of hundreds of Palestinian babies should be the same as that at the murder of Jewish babies. Let us not forget that ugly war crimes of any occupying power always outstrip those of the occupied, yet every human life is precious and resistance to occupation is inevitable. _____________________________ My comment: Once again your oversimplification and lack of informed analysis is appalling, Dr. West. There is no israeli occupation of Gaza, or Judea and Samaria for that matter. There is no israeli oppression of the people of Gaza. And biased media coverage in favor of Israel? I do not know which channels youre watching, sir. Why no mention of the fact that Israel withdrew every Jew and Israeli from Gaza in 2005? Why no mention of the fact that after Hamas (a terrorist organization which explicitly calls for the annihilation of every Jew) rules Gaza with an iron fist? Why no mention of the fact that Hamas has been firing missiles into Israel (at Israeli citizens who are also Black and Brown) since 2007? Why no mention of the fact that Hamas routinely kills its own people, using them as human shields and suicide bombers against the IDF. Why no mention of the huge tunnel network that Hamas built into Israel, and the plans to slaughter Israelis this fall? The list goes on and on, sir. Truly disappointed in your refusal to look deeper into this situation, but rather make purely emotional declarations. The people of Gaza are suffering because of their wicked rulers. Your condemning Israel for defending its civilians is doing nothing to change that reality. youtube/watch?v=fcrWy3PT6zc
Posted on: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 17:13:01 +0000
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