Mainstream Media Discovers Occupied West Bank, Ignores Occupation
The New Arab's headline frames the latest killing in the occupied West Bank as the Israeli army 'killed man.' (The New Arab) What's missing, of course, is the 'occupied' part of 'occupied West Bank' that makes such killings not random incidents, but routine enforcement of an illegal military occupation. The article notes Bahaa Abdel-Rahman Rashid was shot dead, but mainstream outlets routinely
omit the U.S. taxpayer dollars funding the 'Israeli forces' doing the shooting. Your representatives, many of whom like Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) who received $46,000 from AIPAC in 2022, voted for the $3.8 billion in annual military aid that underwrites this 'security' operation. This isn't a new phenomenon; it's the daily reality of a population living under military rule. The language we use, or
omit, has power. Calling it merely an 'incident' or a 'clash' erases the historical context of dispossession since 1948, and the ongoing annexation efforts that precede every 'raid.' How many more 'incidents' until media outlets acknowledge the systemic oppression?