Excavators clear debris from buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes on Sour, southern Lebanon, on April 21, 2026, in search of survivors buried under the rubble. (Credit: Mahmoud Zayyat/AFP)
The chapter that opened on Oct. 7, 2023 highlighted the unequal treatment, in many Western media outlets, of human lives depending on the identity of the victims. On the Israeli side: individuals, stories, emotions. On the Palestinian and Lebanese sides: numbers, statistics, collateral damage. Admittedly, the print press has shown a greater diversity of approaches, and as the violence escalated in Palestine and Lebanon, more critical voices also emerged on some continuous news channels. But when balance was sought, the narrative has often leaned toward a compassionate framing at the expense of addressing the fundamentally political dimensions of a region where impunity prevails.French-Lebanese neuropsychologist and essayist Samah Karaki was born in Dubai in 1984 and returned to Lebanon with her parents at the age of three months. She...
The chapter that opened on Oct. 7, 2023 highlighted the unequal treatment, in many Western media outlets, of human lives depending on the identity of the victims. On the Israeli side: individuals, stories, emotions. On the Palestinian and Lebanese sides: numbers, statistics, collateral damage. Admittedly, the print press has shown a greater diversity of approaches, and as the violence escalated in Palestine and Lebanon, more critical voices also emerged on some continuous news channels. But when balance was sought, the narrative has often leaned toward a compassionate framing at the expense of addressing the fundamentally political dimensions of a region where impunity prevails.French-Lebanese neuropsychologist and essayist Samah Karaki was born in Dubai in 1984 and returned to Lebanon with her parents at the age of three months. She...
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