CNN is facing backlash for an article on the mental health of Israeli soldiers deployed in Gaza, who have, in their own words, run over Palestinians “dead and alive, in the hundreds”, with bulldozers.- … Thousands of social media users have slammed the article, which they said aims to humanise Israeli soldiers and help justify and whitewash their actions while neglecting to mention the legal and humanitarian aspects of the actions of Israel in its war on Gaza. Israel is facing accusations of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes before international courts.
- “While these murderers commit some of the most horrific acts of genocide and extermination in the 21st century, Western media outlets like CNN run stories that humanize these criminals by focusing on their personal struggles with trauma and how they cope with the crimes they have committed – and continue to commit – in Gaza when they return home,” wrote Jehad Abusalim, the director of the Institute for Palestine Studies. “Meanwhile, our children, mothers, brothers, neighbors, friends, teachers, professors, doctors, nurses, and first responders are being killed, burned, and incinerated daily. Their deaths are barely mentioned, reduced to mere numbers without stories, names, or vulnerabilities to evoke empathy and support.”
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