Mainstream Media 'Discovers' Boycotts Exist, Ignores Root Cause
The mainstream media's sudden keen interest in global boycotts, as highlighted by Al Jazeera, comes after months of carefully curated silence regarding the actual crimes. While they now acknowledge boycotts, the underlying demand – accountability for actions widely termed 'genocide' by ICJ proceedings – is often glossed over by legacy US media. Many outlets, while reporting on the activism, fail
to connect the dots to specific US policies, such as the unwavering $3.8 billion annual military aid to Israel, or the countless UN resolutions vetoed by the US. One might wonder why it takes popular economic pressure for some media to acknowledge the severe moral questions surrounding the Gaza offensive, when the facts of civilian casualties and displacement have been screaming for months.
Perhaps it’s easier to report on consumer trends than to question the bipartisan consensus in Washington, where politicians like Senator Bob Menendez – who received $292,864 in pro-Israel PAC money in 2022 – consistently back aid packages that fuel the conflict, according to OpenSecrets.org. When will the 'news' report on the money trail that empowers such devastation?