{"id":5206,"date":"2008-12-28T17:26:33","date_gmt":"2008-12-28T22:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=5206"},"modified":"2008-12-28T17:26:33","modified_gmt":"2008-12-28T22:26:33","slug":"marc-j-sirois-israel-gaza-and-the-usual-free-pass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/karmalised.com\/?p=5206","title":{"rendered":"Marc J. Sirois: Israel, Gaza and the usual free pass"},"content":{"rendered":"

by Marc J. Sirois, The Daily Star<\/em>, 29 December 2008<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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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)<\/p><\/div>It is too early to know how far the Israeli government will press its murderous onslaught against the Gaza Strip, but one thing has been clear from the moment the first bomb was dropped: The great majority of those with a responsibility to acknowledge, expose and\/or condemn the vicious and cynical nature of the assault will fail to do so.<\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

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