Mainstream Media 'Discovers' Another Civilian Death in Occupied Territory
Israeli forces killed a 26-year-old Palestinian man near Nablus during raids where 50 others were arrested, according to The New Arab. This isn't a singular event; it's a daily drumbeat. Since October 7th, 2023, UN figures indicate over 500 Palestinians, including 120 children, have been killed by Israeli forces or settlers in the West Bank. This routine violence is rarely framed as a systematic
occupation, despite a UN Human Rights Council resolution (A/HRC/55/L.30) passed in April 2024 calling for an arms embargo on Israel due to 'war crimes'. Instead, US media often frames such events as isolated incidents, maintaining a convenient amnesia about decades of occupation and the $3.8 billion in annual US taxpayer funding supporting Israel's military presence. One might wonder, how many
'incidents' does it take before it’s called policy? And how many times does Washington condemn a killing while simultaneously approving the next shipment of weapons?