Arab Media Discourse: How to Reshape Palestine in the Time of Normalization?

Arab Media Discourse: How to Reshape Palestine in the Time of Normalization? Dr. Hassan AssiWriter and academic researcher in anthropology On an ordinary Arab evening, an Arab satellite channel broadcasts a report on "regional cooperation," showing pictures of official handshakes, and mentioning Israel as a "promising economic partner," while Palestine is completely absent from the scene. There is no mention of Gaza, no hint of the West Bank, no presence of Jerusalem. It is as if Palestine has never been a beating heart in the Arab consciousness, as if it was not the issue that shaped the conscience of generations, inspired poets, and ignited the squares.This absence is not just an editorial coincidence, but a systematic narrative shift, in which Palestine is reframed not as a central issue, but as a "sensitive file" that should be postponed or ignored. It turns from a symbol of the Arab conscience into a political burden, from a mirror of justice to an obstacle to "regional stability." In this transformation, not only are priorities rearranged, but consciousness itself is reshaped, and the language that shapes our relationship to the issue is re-engineered.