Thread by @althecat

There are some seriously silly statements in this @WashingtonPost, but its still an interesting round-up of the events of the past five days. The Balloons vs Bombs story.

#GazaUnderAttack

washingtonpost.com/world/middle_e…

This bit in particular deserves a commendation for use of irony.

U.S. Media has been working hard to downplay the seriousness of the ongoing security issues over Gaza in recent days.

Here is the @nytimes version of the same story published earlier. nytimes.com/2021/06/16/wor…

It is striking in these reports how much effort goes in to describing the near constant aerial bombardment of Gaza, which has been going on for years now, as a form of normalcy.

I am fairly confident that this is not the way the Gazans see it. #GazaUnderAttack

The @guardian's piece on the latest Israeli bombardment of Gaza this week, posted today, has significantly less of a pollyanna flavour to it. theguardian.com/world/2021/jun…