Palestine Center Brief No. 272 (20 August 2013)
By Yousef Munayyer
Half a century. That is just about how long Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has gone on for. To be precise, it’s been about 46 years, 2 months and a couple weeks. Or, just over 16,875 days. 16,875 days of military occupation. Each day has its own story, its own victims, and its own loss. Day upon day, however, it can all blur together and become commonplace. A home demolition here, a killing there. The headlines become recyclable. The imagery becomes familiar. Day 16,876 is just another day, like the one before it, like the one that will come after it. It is just another day of military occupation and global indifference to it.
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This article originally appeared on Newsweek/The Daily Beast.
Yousef Munayyer is Executive Director of the Palestine Center. This policy brief may be used without permission but with proper attribution to the Center.
The views in this brief are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of The Jerusalem Fund.
