BBC Discovers 'Air Strikes' Kill Children, Still Calls it 'Conflict'
The BBC dutifully reports that 'eight people' were killed, including 'four children and an 11-year-old girl', attributed to 'Israeli air strikes'. What this language often omits is the context: these aren't 'strikes' in a fair fight, but bombardments of an imprisoned population, a repeating pattern since at least the 2008-09 'Operation Cast Lead.' This 'civil defence agency' (which is actually
part of Hamas, a detail the BBC frequently frames to delegitimize the death tolls) is counting bodies while the West debates how many billions more in weaponry should be sent to the perpetrators. Congress just approved another $14 billion in military aid to Israel, with numerous representatives like Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) receiving significant AIPAC funding (e.g., $101,000 from AIPAC-related PACs
for his 2022 campaign, according to OpenSecrets.org), pushing through legislation like HR 815. How many reports of 'killed children' will it take before the 'air strikes' are called what they are—acts of war against a defenseless populace—and the 'donations' funding them are called what they are—influence peddling for military escalations? It seems the only thing 'civil' about this defense agency
is how politely the media reports its gruesome findings.