In the lead-up to Israel’s 27 October election, media headlines declared this would be the most “consequential” in Israel’s history. At stake is the fate of Benjamin Netanyahu who faces corruption charges at home and an international arrest warrant for war crimes in Gaza.
Whether it’s the shooting of fifteen people on Bondi Beach, explosives found in caravans, the looting of shops in Paris or a shocking attack on a politician with a LandCruiser, Palestine supporters cop the blame.
For the past three years, the corporate media have been accessories to Israel’s crimes: dehumanising Palestinians, sanitising Israel’s atrocities, and silencing its critics.
While Israel has greatly accelerated its efforts to ethnically cleanse Gaza since 7 October 2023, the settler-colonial state has long desired the expulsion of all Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
In the first week of the so-called ceasefire, the Israeli army killed 97 Palestinians. Imagine if it had been 97 Israelis killed. There would be no handwringing about the ceasefire holding. It would have been wall-to-wall justifications for Israel to continue the genocide.
