The Zionist land theft project, referred to by its backers as ‘Israel’, engaged in its most brazen truce violation yet on October 28, killing over 100 Palestinians including at least 35 children. In response, Western mainstream media violated the English language, coming up with ever more inventive ways to redefine the established meaning of entirely straightforward concepts like ‘ceasefire’. ‘Israel’ tends to define this as “you cease, and we fire”, and the likes of the Guardian have now put their own unique spin on the word.
In a headline that has since changed, but stayed up for around 24 hours from the moment the Zionist entity commenced its heaviest bombing since the so-called truce of October 10, they declared:
‘Ceasefire’ usually means the fire ceases
The conventional definition of the word would mean all parties stop attacking, but apparently 104 Palestinians massacred isn’t quite enough for the Guardian to see this as a breach of the deal. Rather, it’s just merely putting it at risk. Who knows what it might take to cause an actual violation in the paper’s eyes – 500 Palestinians dead? 1000? Or maybe it’s when Hamas fails to sift through several million tonnes of rubble in a couple of weeks to find and return the remains of Israeli prisoners.
That certainly seems to be the view of the Independent, happy to lead with the Israeli verdict that a “violation of [the] ceasefire” has occurred. CBS have been content to do likewise. This, of course, is well worn territory for these outlets and their peers. In a report into media bias since the Trump backed peace plan came into effect, FAIR inform us that:
…the Israeli military reportedly killed at least 97 Palestinians in Gaza and wounded 230, violating the ceasefire agreement no fewer than 80 times.
They recount the “passive headlines” that followed massive Zionist bombardment of Gaza on October 19 that killed dozens, with the Guardian again being a culprit, simply reporting it as “Strikes Hit Gaza After Truce Violations Alleged”. Articles the day after in NBC News and ABC News describe the ceasefire as “fragile” and “delicate” respectively, despite the fact that it had obviously been dramatically broken by Netanyahu’s regime. Similar passive language was used to describe the latest killing spree, with a headline from AP News reading:
Israel’s military says ceasefire is back on as death toll from overnight strikes in Gaza reaches 104
Passive headlines hide the culprit — Zionists
Like the Guardian headline, no attribution for the strikes is given, as if this sudden bombardment was just an unfortunate natural disaster rather than a deliberate act of collective punishment against a civilian population. The piece goes on to engage in the journalistic failing we’ve all become accustomed to – simply reporting what both sides say with no actual attempt to determine the truth or provide context:
The bombardment pointed to Israel’s readiness to strike hard at what it says are Hamas violations of the ceasefire deal. Meanwhile the militant group denies it is responsible and blames Israel for violations.
Proper practice in this case would mean firstly treating Zionist claims with extreme scepticism, given their well-documented history of lies. It would also involve acknowledging the extremely challenging task Hamas has in retrieving bodies to meet the terms of the ceasefire – terms which set no timeframe for completing the work. They instead refer simply to the:
…establishment of an information-sharing mechanism between the two sides through the mediators and the ICRC [International Committee of the Red Cross] to exchange information and intelligence on any remaining deceased hostages that were not retrieved within the [first] 72 hours…
Lastly, it would factor in the different incentives at play. Hamas, after two years of genocide, were clearly eager to accept a truce, even one with very unfavourable terms that call for the group’s dismantling. They have no motivation to collapse the agreement. For Netanyahu, continuation of the war keeps him out of jail, pleases a society lost to genocidal fervour and satiates the bloodlust of his coalition partners. He thus has every incentive to falsely claim Hamas violations at every opportunity, and recommence the slaughter.
BBC serve up an extended gaslighting session
For their part, the BBC’s timeline of the carnage unleashed by Zionist butchers on Tuesday acts like a prolonged gaslighting session, so riddled is it with tortured dissembling about what actually happened. It starts with us being prepped to understand that the mass murder of children we’re about to see is for a very good reason, as we’re told that:
Israel says coffin from Hamas did not contain another hostage’s body
Israel accuses Hamas of ‘deception plot’
They go on to tell us of the horrifying case of Amar, paralysed by Israeli fire. Not to worry though, as he was simply “hit by a stray bullet fired by an Israeli drone”, certainly not deliberately targeted as countless Gazan children have been by snipers and quadcopters. Next we get a word from the “Hamas-run health ministry“, who certainly sound very untrustworthy, despite their stats likely underestimating the death toll. Moving on, we’re again schooled that a ceasefire doesn’t actually mean ceasing fire, as long as it’s Zionists bombing kids. Instead, it’s once again merely “fragile“, rather than being smashed into a million shards:
Israeli air strikes hit Gaza as tensions rise over fragile ceasefire
We get a word in from serial liar US Vice-President JD Vance, who helpfully reminds us that, as bombs rain down on innocents:
The ceasefire is holding. That doesn’t mean that there aren’t going to be little skirmishes here and there.
Israeli soldier killed by… who knows, just start the bombing
With crystal clear command of the facts, the second most powerful man in the world informs us that:
We know that Hamas or somebody else within Gaza attacked an Israeli military soldier.
So Hamas, or somebody else, possibly Santa Claus or the Loch Ness monster, attacked an armed thug who has no right to be in Gaza in the first place. The important thing is, something happened to a Zionist genocidaire, and that means we must have swift re-establishment of the principle that one land thief’s life is worth 100 of the indigenous population.
We do get a quick word from Turkey, who say ‘Israel’ is openly violating the ceasefire agreement. That’s just Turkey’s opinion of course, not at all a straightforward fact the BBC could declare themselves. Thankfully, normal service is resumed with the final post of the night, as we’re once again reminded of the Zionist narrative:
Israel strikes Gaza after accusing Hamas of ceasefire violations
Not bad for a single evening’s work, even if it doesn’t top any of the greatest hits produced by our crusading, speaking-truth-to-power, universally loved media class.
One might think that after two years of having dismembered Palestinian children strewn across their social media feeds, journos would have woken up to who the baddies actually are. Whether it’s racism, the concentrated ownership of media by right-wing billionaires, the Zionist lobby or all of the above, they seemingly remain unmoved.
In times where existential threats and reality bending AI make truth more important than ever, the very people meant to use language to inform us instead unceasingly abuse it to mislead us.
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