by Marc J. Sirois, The Daily Star, 29 December 2008

An injured Palestinian prisoner reaches for help after being trapped in the rubble of the central security headquarters and prison, known as the Saraya, after it was hit in an Israeli missile strike, in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008. At least 296 Palestinians have been killed and more than 900 people wounded. (AP Photo/Majed Hamdan)
Even before the attacks began on Saturday, most Western media outlets – those with the widest reach and therefore the greatest influence – were already parroting the rote Israeli line that whatever happened would be “in retaliation” for rocket fire from the enclave. They helpfully reminded us, too, that it was Hamas – the party that rules Gaza – which “ended” a six-month cease-fire.
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