{"id":305061,"date":"2025-03-14T07:04:39","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T07:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=305061"},"modified":"2025-03-15T06:55:44","modified_gmt":"2025-03-15T06:55:44","slug":"israel-is-continuing-the-genocide-but-the-uk-media-will-not-tell-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=305061","title":{"rendered":"Israel is continuing the genocide – but the UK media will not tell you"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hamza Yusuf \u2013 Middle East Eye March 12, 2025<\/strong><\/h1>\n

A ceasefire does not mean that Israel<\/a> has dropped its goal to annihilate Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The mission remains the same, and the war crimes endure, including killings<\/a> – the method just shifts. Now, the textbook starvation of the enclave is the weapon of choice.<\/p>\n

But the British public will not be privy to such details – not if they rely on the mainstream media to report them accurately.<\/p>\n

In early March, as the first phase of the ceasefire was ending and the full withdrawal of Israel’s forces from Gaza was supposed to take place, Israel decided to block all aid from entering the territory.<\/p>\n

The media reported it but, characteristically<\/a>, thinned out the details.<\/p>\n

Israel is “stopping all aid into Gaza”, reported Sky News<\/a>. Israel “blocks entry of all humanitarian aid into Gaza”, read the online BBC headline<\/a>. LBC’s article<\/a> stated, “Israel halts all aid and supplies coming into Gaza”.<\/p>\n

Missing from every outlet was the crucial added context: as concluded by Human Rights Watch<\/a> (HRW), this was a flagrant violation of international law. Legal experts confirmed<\/a> it constituted a genocidal act.<\/p>\n

But the tried-and-tested strategy of propaganda by omission reigned supreme. Why provide the intricate details and allow readers to connect the dots about Israel’s cruelty when key information can simply be suppressed?<\/p>\n

Propaganda by omission<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Within days, Israeli officials were threatening to cut off electricity and water completely, imposing a total siege<\/a> on Gaza, while continuing to displace more Palestinians<\/a> from northern Gaza.<\/p>\n

The Telegraph reported<\/a> this proposal as a “hell plan”. Yet it apparently did not occur to journalists, researchers, or editors at the outlet to mention that Israel was threatening another complete siege of Gaza and further Palestinian ethnic cleansing.<\/p>\n

The best the right-wing broadsheet could muster was to call Israel’s intended crime “provocative” – not because of the humanitarian catastrophe it would cause, but because it would take place during Ramadan.<\/p>\n

Even at the supposedly progressive Independent<\/a> and Guardian, the same skewed rules of engagement applied.<\/p>\n

They could have noted that the International Criminal Court already has arrest warrants<\/a> for starvation crimes against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.<\/p>\n

Or they could have mentioned that deliberately starving Gaza would violate the International Court of Justice’s orders to prevent genocide. Even a simple acknowledgment that Israel was committing repeat war crimes would have sufficed.<\/p>\n

Instead, both newspapers framed Israel’s latest violation of international law with a softened touch.<\/p>\n

The Guardian’s subheading<\/a> presented it as a negotiation tactic to pressure Hamas into releasing more captives, as though that somehow justified or legitimised the looming atrocity.<\/p>\n

On 9 March, Israel cut off electricity<\/a> to Gaza, as planned.<\/p>\n

In a social media post, Israel’s energy minister confirmed he had signed an order to “cut off electricity to the Gaza Strip immediately”. “Enough with the talk, it’s time for action!” he declared.<\/p>\n

“Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza”, wrote<\/a> the BBC. LBC’s online article<\/a> provided the most depth: “Israel cuts off electricity supply to Gaza, affecting drinking water, one week after blocking humanitarian aid”. Yet even this article stopped short of clarifying the crime it constituted.<\/p>\n

In both broadcast and print media, some outlets opted for headlines that framed Israel’s cutting of power as a pressure tactic and amplified its justification.<\/p>\n

“Israel cuts power to Gaza after Hamas refuses to extend first phase of ceasefire,” declared<\/a> Sky News.<\/p>\n

The article included UN criticism of Israel for collective punishment – immediately followed by Israel’s denial. Both were given equal weight, as if this were merely a matter of conflicting opinions rather than a documented crime.<\/p>\n

It was to “force Hamas to return hostages”, claimed<\/a> The Telegraph. The Guardian described<\/a> Israel’s systematic starvation campaign as an “apparent effort to force the hand of Hamas”.<\/p>\n

When The Independent<\/a> and The Times<\/a> cited concerns from the British government about Israel’s actions, the violation of international law was framed only as a possibility – as though there were still room for debate.<\/p>\n

Obscuring war crimes<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In its broadcast output, the BBC’s correspondent described<\/a> in vivid detail the cruelty of Israel’s actions before stating that “it will add to the accusations that Israel is committing war crimes again”.<\/p>\n

By framing it as a mere accusation or allegation, the BBC introduced an element of deniability – subtly deflecting from an incontestable reality.<\/p>\n