This chapter explores how the Israeli government and media use false claims and narratives to justify their attacks on Gaza and their intention to ethnically cleanse the region. It discusses the shifting goalposts and tactics used to label hospitals as centers of Hamas and command and control, as well as the concept of human shields. The chapter also critiques the media's portrayal of the conflict and highlights the mainstream popularity of the idea of ethnic cleansing.
In this News Brief, we detail how American media focusing entirely on discrete "counter attacks" and adopting cool military-speak play-by-play ignores the much bigger and important reality of forcible population transfers and overt plans to remove Palestinians from Palestine.