when you do a deeper dive into who owns and who works for the 'media', six corporations, you 'discover' some of the motivation behind this;

News of tragic casualties in Gaza became disturbingly routine during the genocide. Yet these losses, no matter how heart-wrenching, were reduced to a mere statistic – part of the more than 47,000 Palestinians killed by Israel since 7 October 2023.

This jarring realization raises an urgent question: How have we, as fellow humans, allowed such massive loss of life to occur? Didn’t we say “never again?”

At the core of this tragedy lies a simple but devastating concept: dehumanization. It’s the process by which individuals or groups are stripped of their human qualities, denied their emotions and dispossessed of their very humanity.

This insidious process enables atrocities like the genocidal assault on Gaza and the persistent oppression of Palestinians.

Thus, understanding the ongoing violence requires a deep examination of the mechanics of dehumanization. This is crucial, not only for ending atrocities but also to prevent any in the future.

Dehumanization is a complex psychological process that includes cognitive, emotional and behavioral aspects.

Cognitively, dehumanization requires individuals to strip others of their “human” qualities, often manifesting as viewing them as less intelligent, cultured or morally developed. This is evident in the portrayals of Palestinians as inherently immoral, violent or incapable of self-governance.

For instance, Israeli politicians have framed Palestinian society as one that “sanctifies death” or have referred to Palestinians as “children of darkness”, terrorists, rapists and “Khamas”.This mirrors oppressive language used by Nazis against Jews and by Hutu extremists against the Tutsi tribe and reinforces the perception that these people are less than human............more......