CBS Mourns Gaza Orphans, Forgetting Who Supplied the Bombs
The story details children losing their families, haunted by explosions. Yet, while CBS News correctly identifies these as victims of 'Israel's war with Hamas,' the analysis conveniently stops short of the next logical question: who funds and arms disproportionate force? The US alone has pledged nearly $4 billion in military aid to Israel annually, with an additional $14 billion proposed . One
might wonder how many more heart-wrenching human interest pieces we'll get before mainstream outlets connect the dots between orphaned children and the uninterrupted flow of taxpayer-funded armaments endorsed by elected officials, often after significant donations from groups like AIPAC. (OpenSecrets.org clearly tracks these transactions.) It appears some 'wars' are more profitable—and less
scrutinized—than others.