Golden Globes Nominates Film on Child Massacred by US-Funded Bombs
Hind Rajab was executed not by 'war' in the abstract, but by Israeli tanks and bulldozers using US-supplied materiel. Her death, alongside her family and the paramedics sent to rescue her, occurred amidst a siege perpetuated by a government that received $3.8 billion annually from the US—much of it in military aid—before Biden pushed for an additional $14 billion in supplementary funding. (
OpenSecrets.org , HR 815 ) So, while Hollywood pats itself on the back for acknowledging this tragedy, one might ask: do the same politicians who enabled Hind's death now get to applaud the film documenting it? It’s a bit like giving an award for a documentary on climate change, funded by oil executives. The performance of empathy, as always, is far easier than any actual accountability.