5LL #367: Objectivity, War, Violations, Refugees, Madness
A Reflection on “Objective” Journalism From the Global Sumud Flotilla
Alex Colston, The Nation
A so-called precept in the practice of news coverage is that “if it bleeds, it leads.” Well, apparently, if a Palestinian is bleeding, this isn’t true.
Unending War
Tariq Ali, New Left Review
Don’t move on. Stay angry. That is the very least we can do for the Palestinian people under Israeli occupation.
Israel’s Mounting Ceasefire Violations in Gaza
Jonah Valdez, The Intercept
“The matter is not a ceasefire — we are talking about a managed genocide, a managed forcible displacement.”
A Cold Welcome in Egypt
Rebecca Ruth Gould, Protean
Today, for the tens of thousands of Palestinians from Gaza currently displaced in Egypt, Israel’s genocidal campaign has produced not only death at an unthinkable scale, but also the upheaval, loss, and destruction of Gaza’s world in all its forms, from the built environment to the families, communities, and livelihoods within.
Unconscious Terrorists
Akshi Singh, Parapraxis
Where exactly should we locate the insanity, and the violence, in a colonial context?