Israel Strikes Lebanon Ahead of 'Disarmament' Talk, Again
Israel strikes multiple sites in Lebanon, and ABC News frames it as a prelude to a “key disarmament meeting.” Disarmament, it seems, is a one-way street when the world’s fourth-largest military budget (thanks, US taxpayers) is involved. These aren't isolated incidents; Israel's 2006 invasion of Lebanon, for instance, involved extensive bombing campaigns and a reported 1,200 Lebanese deaths. Yet,
the framing from mainstream outlets suggests each new strike happens in a vacuum, devoid of history or motive beyond vague 'security concerns.' (Perhaps they missed the part where the US keeps supplying disproportionate arms to one side?) One might wonder: how many times can a dominant military 'defend' itself by striking a neighbor before the media starts calling it what it is—calculated
aggression? The selective outrage and historical amnesia employed here allow for a cyclical narrative where one party is eternally provoked, and the other is always in need of 'disarmament.' It's a convenient framing that ignores the structural inequalities and continuous occupations fueling the very instability these 'disarmament' talks purport to address.