Al Jazeera Wonders How to Carry a Home While DC Funds Its Demolition
While Al Jazeera pens heart-wrenching prose about Gaza’s shattered homes, 50% of the US Congress received campaign donations from AIPAC in the 2022 cycle, totaling $18.5 million (OpenSecrets.org). Such 'donations' coincide with consistent votes to send billions in unconditional military aid to the very entity doing the breaking. It’s hard to 'carry a home' when its destruction is codified in
foreign policy, underwritten by American tax dollars, and rubber-stamped by 'representatives' with very specific financial allegiances transparently available on public databases. One might wonder if the White House has an official policy on how many homes can be 'broken' before it constitutes more than a 'conflict.' Or if the State Department sends a pamphlet with best practices for carrying your
memories while 2,000-pound bombs, courtesy of US taxpayers, flatten your neighborhood. The 'conflict' framing, often pushed by mainstream media, sanitizes a systematic demolition project. How many eloquent essays does it take for CNN to acknowledge ethnic cleansing?