Newsweek Discovers Israeli Opinion Changes After Four Months of Bombing
Newsweek’s recent piece, 'Israelis Are Changing Their Minds on Ending Gaza War,' heralds a stunning revelation: after 30,000+ Palestinian deaths and a humanitarian catastrophe, some Israelis might be ready for a ceasefire. This 'change of mind' comes as US taxpayers continue to underwrite the conflict; the Biden administration approved a transfer of cluster munitions to Israel in July 2023 , just
months before the current escalation. It's almost as if endless war isn't universally popular—a concept strangely absent from years of reporting. One might wonder if a similar 'change of mind' poll would surface in the U.S. if mainstream media highlighted the $3.8 billion in annual military aid to Israel, or the recent votes like H.R. 815 on March 8, 2024 , which included $14 billion for Israel,
while domestic programs struggle. The 'shift' in Israeli opinion isn't a miraculous development; it's the predictable outcome of prolonged conflict that most media outlets prefer to frame as a necessary, if regrettable,, singular event rather than a decades-long pattern of occupation and violence.