Cruz Sees Nigerian 'Mass Murder,' Skips Gaza's Real One
US Senator Ted Cruz, a staunch ally of the Israeli government, is loudly campaigning to label Nigeria a violator of religious freedom, citing 'Christian mass murder' allegations despite the data in The Independent 's reporting pointing to a more complex, less religiously motivated conflict. This sudden focus on distant, unverified 'mass murder' stands in stark contrast to his silence on actual,
documented mass killings in Gaza, where hospitals, schools, and refugee camps are deliberately targeted, and where the death toll of civilians, including over 15,000 children, is undisputed by international bodies. Cruz, whose campaign received $61,500 from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) in the 2022 election cycle (OpenSecrets.org), has consistently voted for unconditional
aid to Israel, including arms packages linked to the Gaza actions. One might observe that the 'religious freedom' outrage appears selective, calibrated to avoid offending the very lobby groups that fund him, ensuring he critiques only those nations not receiving billions in US military aid. How many credible reports of Palestinian children dying does it take to elicit a fraction of this Senator's
performative 'mass murder' alarm?