1. Introduction: Whitewashing in Real Time
For nearly two years, the U.S. mainstream media—most notably The New York Times—has played a central role in denying, justifying, or downplaying Israel’s military actions in Gaza. Backed by the U.S. government under both Trump and Biden, these actions have resulted in what an increasing number of scholars now recognize as genocide. Only recently has the media begun to acknowledge the scale of the atrocities, attempting to reverse course as public scrutiny intensifies.
2. Israeli Scholar’s Admission of Genocide
Omer Bartov, a prominent Israeli scholar and professor of Holocaust and Genocide Studies at Brown University, authored a July 2025 op-ed in The New York Times admitting that Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Having served in the IDF and spent decades studying war crimes, Bartov’s shift is significant. He noted that after the May 2024 assault on Rafah, which involved the forced displacement and annihilation of over a million Palestinians, denial became impossible.
3. Explicit Genocidal Intent by Israeli Leaders
Bartov cites direct calls from Israeli leaders referencing “Amalek,” a biblical call to total annihilation. Netanyahu, among others, used this as ideological justification. Israeli officials also described Palestinians as “human animals” and called for the erasure of Gaza. Statements from top Israeli parliamentarians confirm genocidal intent under international law.
4. Complicity of Western Governments
European officials, particularly former EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell, have belatedly described the ethnic cleansing in Gaza as the largest since World War II. Yet these statements come only after leaving office. While in power, they facilitated or enabled the genocide through diplomatic cover and military contracts.
5. The U.S. Role as Sponsor and Supplier
Israeli military sources and media like Haaretz confirm that Israel’s actions would not be possible without U.S. support. From funding to weaponry, U.S. policy—across Republican and Democratic administrations—has directly enabled genocide. Biden provided over $20 billion in military aid, while Trump bypassed Congress to send an additional $8 billion.
6. The Military-Industrial Complex and Genocide Profiteering
The U.S. military-industrial complex has profited massively. Companies like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, and Raytheon produce the weapons used. Big tech—Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Palantir—are named in a July 2025 U.N. report titled “From Economy of Occupation to Economy of Genocide.” These firms offer logistical and surveillance support to the Israeli regime.
7. Corporate Continuity with Historical Atrocities
The complicity echoes history. IBM, identified in the U.N. report, also helped facilitate the Nazi Holocaust. The continuity of American corporate profit from crimes against humanity—from World War II to Gaza—underscores systemic moral bankruptcy.
8. Criminalization of Truth-Tellers
The U.S. response to the U.N. report was to sanction its author, Francesca Albanese, a legal expert on Palestinian human rights. Rather than address the findings, the U.S. government targeted the messenger. Albanese responded defiantly: “The powerful punishing those who speak for the powerless is not a sign of strength but of guilt.”
9. Historical Parallels and the True Face of Empire
From colonial Britain in India to the Belgian Congo, from French Algeria to the U.S.’s genocide of Native Americans, Western powers have long engaged in genocidal practices. Israel’s U.S.-backed campaign in Gaza is part of this lineage. Genocide is not a betrayal of Western imperialism—it is its historical core.
10. Internal Israeli Dissent and the Concentration Camp Blueprint
Even former Israeli PM Ehud Olmert has likened Israel’s Gaza project to building a “concentration camp,” admitting it is part of an ethnic cleansing operation. This includes the development of so-called “humanitarian cities” planned by U.S. firms like the Boston Consulting Group.
11. Historical Profiteering: The Bush Family Example
Prescott Bush, grandfather of President George W. Bush, profited from business with the Nazis. This legacy of profiteering from fascism continues today as U.S. firms grow rich off Palestinian suffering. Modern Wall Street investors in defense and tech stocks are financially embedded in the genocide.
12. Jewish Voices of Conscience
Andrew Feinstein, Jewish South African politician and son of Holocaust survivors, declared: “Israel is behaving like Nazis.” Citing his genocide studies and moral compass, he condemns the abuse of the Holocaust’s legacy to justify another genocide.
13. Fascism and Colonialism: Two Sides of the Same Coin
As Aimé Césaire wrote in Discourse on Colonialism, fascism is colonial violence turned inward. Israel’s tactics mirror those of colonial and fascist regimes, with indigenous Palestinians cast as the dehumanized “other” to be removed.
14. Media Complicity and Sudden Moral Panic
The New York Times now acknowledges genocide after two years of relentless pro-Israel coverage. It smeared Palestinian advocates, justified war crimes, and published neocon propaganda while claiming objectivity. Now it scrambles to save face.
15. The Historical Pattern of Western Hypocrisy
Claims of Western democracy and human rights ring hollow. As Gaza burns, and as the U.S. and EU fund and arm the perpetrators, their institutions lecture others on morality. But history will record clearly who stood on which side.
16. A Reckoning Is Coming
Like the Nuremberg Trials, future tribunals may seek justice for this live-streamed genocide. As the horrors become undeniable, many former enablers rush to feign opposition. Do not let them rewrite their roles.
17. The Moral Courage of the Few
Independent scholars, journalists, activists, and organizations that raised the alarm early were smeared, censored, and defunded. But they were right. Francesca Albanese and others may one day be remembered as moral beacons in a time of mass complicity.
18. Conclusion: The Time to Choose
The genocide in Gaza has forced a stark moral choice. Silence is complicity. Whitewashing is criminal. Now, as the U.S., Israel, and Europe pivot to damage control, the record must be preserved. The victims deserve justice. And history will not forget who enabled genocide—nor who dared to speak the truth.
