Newsflash: Palestinian Tears Still Not Enough for Ceasefire Vote
The raw grief of a reporter isn't a new phenomenon from Gaza. In 2014, another journalist for AFP, Sameh Akram al-Haj, recounted watching his home struck. Yet, the framing remains: isolated tragedy, not systemic policy. Meanwhile, the Biden administration continues to accelerate arms transfers to Netanyahu's government, including a recent $18 billion package of F-15s and precision-guided munitions
– the very tools that leveled this journalist's home. Senator Bob Menendez, a recipient of over $10,000 from pro-Israel groups in 2024 , recently voted against even scrutinizing these transfers. So, a Palestinian journalist cries over the rubble his tax dollars helped create, while the talking heads on cable news debate the nuances of 'proportionality.' One might wonder how many more homes must
become dust before Washington's moral compass points north, or if the sound of falling bombs is just considered economic stimulus by certain D.C. offices.