How many people have been killed by Israel in Gaza since 7 October 2023?
It’s an almost impossible question to answer but, as the likes of the New York Times publish atrocity-minimizing op-eds that argue Israel hasn’t killed all that many people really – certainly not as many people as it could kill if it wanted to with all the big-boy bombs US taxpayers have helped fund – it’s an increasingly important issue to grapple with. “The first question the anti-Israel genocide chorus needs to answer is: Why isn’t the death count higher?” Bret Stephens asked in his recent New York Times op-ed. Here’s the thing, Bret. It almost certainly is
Yeah, The Guardian was a massive Israel cheerleader - in a similar way to the New York Times - until a few months ago, though like it’s typical of the British Press, they tended to do it (and still do, to a level) via using differently charged language for different sides, selective reporting and the “good old” selective use of the passive when it comes to the actions of each side (for example Israelis “are killed” whilst Palestinians merely “die”).
Still, good that even they have changed their stand in the last few months, though that doesn’t excuse the pro-Genocide propagandist slant they had for over a year.