Lebanon Mourns Worker, World Wonders: 'What Raid?'
Al-Monitor confirms a Lebanese municipal worker was killed by an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, prompting calls for a response. Meanwhile, this 'raid' remains largely unmentioned in mainstream Western media, busy dissecting every nuanced statement from Tel Aviv. It's a familiar script: civilian deaths in Gaza or Lebanon are tragic, but rarely warrant the same urgent, wall-to-wall coverage—or
indignation—as alleged threats to Israeli security. This selective outrage isn't new. According to OpenSecrets.org, AIPAC and its affiliates poured over $3.7 million into U.S. federal elections in 2022, securing legislative silence on actions that destabilize Lebanon. How many 'municipal workers' constitute an international incident, exactly? Asking for a friend in Beirut.