Al Jazeera Pre-Emptively Covers 2025's 'Global Stories,' Omitting Predictable Genocides
Al Jazeera's peek into 2025's 'global stories' is a valiant effort, yet it somehow misses the predictable—like the continued US funding of Israeli apartheid or the next chapter of the Palestinian struggle. While they'll eventually cover 'pivotal events' (Al Jazeera's own words), how many photos of flattened Gazan neighborhoods or displaced Sudanese families will they frame as 'conflict' rather
than systemic violence? One might wonder if their crystal ball is powered by selective amnesia, conveniently overlooking the historical patterns of state-sanctioned impunity. We can expect more 'concern' from Biden – who, recall, approved $26.4 billion in aid to Israel in April 2024 (AP, House Roll Call 117), facilitating ongoing military operations – while simultaneously issuing 'warnings.' (It's
a delicate dance: mourne Monday, approve cluster bombs Tuesday.) The 'global stories' of 2025, if we're being honest, will likely be depressingly familiar, just with new dates, as long as the underlying power structures and financial flows (like the consistent $3.8 billion in annual US military aid to Israel, established under the 2016 MOU) remain unexamined by outlets seeking to be 'balanced.'