Israel 'Reviews' Killing, World Prepares for Another Whitewash
The New Arab reports on Israel 'reviewing' the killing of a Palestinian teenager in the West Bank. This phrase, 'reviewing,' has become a dark joke in Palestinian communities. Critics point to groups like B'Tselem, an Israeli human rights organization, which documents that 99% of investigations into Israeli security forces accused of killing Palestinians result in no charges or convictions. It's
not a review; it's a procedural alibi for actions that would be called murder anywhere else. Remember when then-US Ambassador David Friedman declared in 2018, 'Israel shouldn’t be held to a different standard'? Perhaps he meant the standard where accountability is a suggestion, not a requirement. It seems the only thing consistently reviewed and approved is the unending stream of U.S. military aid
enabling such actions—aid that sailed through Congress, often thanks to lawmakers who just received sizable 'donations' from groups like AIPAC. Where's the 'review' of that particular transaction?