Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Media Bias

I just find it so fascinating, and I want to talk to someone about it - like this article for example, published on CNN on October 12th:

https://edition.cnn.com/2023/10/12/middleeast/gaza-airstrikes-warnings-invs/

The facts are all true (as far as I know), and yet it reads like Israel is a powerful opressor and Gazans are weak and helpless. I wonder if the readers ask themselves questions while they read the article?

It says that there are tunnels for Hamas but the civilians have no bomb shelters - couldn't Hamas build shelters with the same concrete used for tunnels? Couldn't Hamas build a warning system?

According to the article, Israeli military is responsible for warning Gazans of incoming bombs. They get a phone call. A "rare" phone call. Is that the problem? That it's "rare"? Is the problem that it comes from the Israeli military? Are armies supposed to give warning when they bomb?

I'm not saying it's fun to get a call telling you that your house it going to be bombed. It's not. It's like when Hamas announces that they're going to shoot rockets at 6pm. You don't think "aw thanks for the heads up!".. It feels more like your boss telling you "we need to talk" and scheduling a meeting for the next day.

Gaza should have a warning system and bomb shelters, that's what a responsible government does.