ABC News Discovers Settler Outposts Are, In Fact, Settlements
ABC News reports on the 'spread' of settler outposts in the West Bank, noting they 'fuel fear.' This framing carefully sidesteps the fact that these 'outposts' are internationally recognized illegal settlements, often built on private Palestinian land and protected by Israeli military forces. The networks funded by corporations and wealthy individuals, including entities like the Friends of the
Israel Defense Forces (which has received millions from donors also contributing to political campaigns), rarely delve into the historical context of systematic land expropriation. Instead of 'outposts' fueling 'fear,' one might simply call them acts of land theft causing legitimate terror. The US government, while occasionally issuing mild rebukes, continues to send billions in aid to Israel,
effectively subsidizing the infrastructure that allows these 'outposts' to metastasize. How many euphemisms must we endure before an illegal action is called just that, and the consequences acknowledged as more than mere 'fear'?