As much as I am relieved that much attention has been brought to Israel's siege on Gaza (and Russia's invasion of Ukraine), I am saddened that the deaths of so many other innocent people in war, conflict, and ethnic cleansing, do not make the top of the fold of the newspaper.
The Civil War in Myanmar continues, with the humanitarian situation spiraling out of control, 180,000 people have already died since the war broke out a few years ago: https://www.ohchr.org/en/statements-and-speeches/2024/03/myanmar-human-rights-situation-has-morphed-never-ending-nightmare
Sudan may also be headed toward a partially man-made famine (just as in Gaza), due to the Civil War there: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/24/world/africa/sudan-civil-war-atrocities-un.html
170 people, including women and children, were reported executed by Islamist militias in Burkina Faso: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/03/04/africa/dozens-executed-three-burkina-faso-villages-intl/index.html
Back as an undergrad, I remember taking a communications class where the slogan of the teacher was always 'The media can't tell you what to think, but it can tell you what to think *about*'. (Of course now I'd add: What you more frequently think about changes what you think.)
It's a good lesson to keep in mind when directing our political energies.
[Of course followers of this account will know that I am very concerned about what is going on in Gaza! This isn't intended as 'whataboutism'.]
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