A Powerful, Thorough Long-Overdue Critique of Media Silence Regarding Israeli Genocide

Blogger Jonathan Cook posted a long article on Substack today blasting media complicity with Netanyahu’s policy of genocide against the Palestinian population of Gaza. He reviews the cracks which have begun to appear in the British press coverage of Gaza. The column, which was also published in Middle East Eye, is titled on Cook’s Substack site: “Why the Wall of Silence on the Gaza Genocide Is Finally Starting To Crack.” The subhead states, “As Israel unveils its final genocide push, and mass death from starvation looms in Gaza, western media and politicians are tentatively starting to speak up.”