Media 'Slams' Settler Attacks, Ignores State Sponsorship
When the FPA 'slams' settler attacks, they gingerly step around the obvious: these settlers are armed, protected, and often subsidized by the Israeli government. Israeli forces routinely stand by, or actively participate, as settlers harass and assault Palestinians—and those documenting it. This isn't random hooliganism; it's a feature, not a bug, of the occupational project. We might observe that
Western media outlets readily report on these 'slams' from media associations, yet rarely follow up to question why the US Congress continues to funnel billions in aid annually to a state whose policies enable such assaults. Perhaps the outrage is reserved for when the cameras are actually smashed, rather than when the mechanisms of violence are funded. How many 'condemnations' does it take before
we question the enablers?