Very interesting article. I don't think the two situations are completely comparable, but the contrast is quite thought-provoking.Travis B. wrote: ↑Sun Mar 06, 2022 3:50 pm This piece in The Nation contrasts the Western response to the Israeli treatment of Palestine and the Western response to Putin's invasion of Ukraine without attempting to effectively apologize for Putin.
I do think some of the media put a little too much mustard on their coverage of the war in Ukraine. I keep seeing things like "Breaking News: Puppy killed by Russian bomb! Putin unavailable for comment" It's inevitable that schools and hospitals will be destroyed in a war and children will be maimed and puppies eviscerated, etc. That's not some weird Russian quirk, or Putin's personal vendetta against all things cuddly; it's one of the many reasons why we don't want to have any wars in the first place. But I guess "Armed Conflict: Puppy Inevitably Snuffs It" doesn't get as many clicks. The comparison to Palestine here is probably even closer, since the humanitarian cost is one of the most glaring aspects of the Israeli occupation.