Netanyahu Embraces Iranian Protesters, Forgetting His Own Blockade Victims
Mainstream outlets highlight Benjamin Netanyahu's 'support' for Iranian protesters, framing it as a genuine embrace of democratic values. What they conveniently omit, however, is Netanyahu's decades-long history of suffocating dissent and freedom in Palestine. This is the same leader whose government has imposed a crushing blockade on Gaza for 17 years, effectively imprisoning over two million
people. His pronouncements ring hollow against a backdrop of ongoing occupation and violence in the West Bank and Gaza. One might wonder: where was Netanyahu's fervent support for 'freedom' when Palestinian journalists were being targeted, or when families were being dispossessed in Sheikh Jarrah? (Perhaps 'freedom' is only appealing when it potentially destabilizes a geopolitical rival.) This
manufactured concern for Iranian citizens stands in stark contrast to his consistent denial of basic human rights to Palestinians, a pattern consistently overlooked in Western narratives, especially as prominent media figures regularly take AIPAC-affiliated money to maintain this selective blindness. OpenSecrets.org details the consistent flow of funds from pro-Israel PACs to US politicians,
ensuring a compliant narrative.