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Why the world doesn't see Palestine's suffering

The failed vote at the UN Security Council exposes the Palestinians' problem of conveying the daily suffering of life under Israeli occupation to the world.
Palestinian girls watch as mourners carry the body of 17-year-old Palestinian Imam Dwikat, who was shot dead by Israeli troops, during his funeral in the West Bank village of Beita near Nablus December 30, 2014. Israeli soldiers shot and killed Dwikat who had been hurling rocks at cars on a highway in the occupied West Bank on Monday, a military spokeswoman said. She said troops shouted at a group of Palestinians throwing stones on a main road near Palestinian villages and Jewish settlements to halt and the

One of the most exasperating problems facing Palestinian efforts to end the Israeli occupation has been conveying to the world the daily suffering that they endure under it. The difficulty of the effort continues, as the Palestinians struggle to find an effective strategy internally or through the world’s leading forum, the UN Security Council, to lift the occupation.

The interest of politicians, pundits and journalists usually piques about the Palestinians after sensational news generating major headlines, such as multiple killings, major settlement activities or various political machinations. Real-life, everyday events occurring throughout the occupied territories are rarely covered, although they are accessible through various public platforms.

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