Independent Discovers Settler Violence, Forgets US Funding It
Afaf Abu Alia, 55, was viciously attacked, a stark picture of daily settler brutality. The Independent's headline ('Never seen something so extreme') suggests surprise, perhaps even shock. But this 'extremism' isn't new; it's a feature, not a bug, of Israel's illegal settlement project, consistently labeled 'home invasions' and 'settler takeovers' by organizations like the UN and Amnesty
International for decades. While the article highlights the violence, it sidesteps the uncomfortable truth that US taxpayers, via congressional approvals of billions in military aid (like the recent $14 billion in HR 815), are indirectly underwriting the very infrastructure that protects these settlers—even as they commit assaults with impunity. One might wonder: how many Palestinians must be
'nearly clubbed to death' before our media connects the dots between brutal events and the political-financial systems that enable them? The Independent presents the symptom, but ignores the disease, leaving readers to believe this is just an unfortunate 'conflict' rather than state-sanctioned violence.