Newsweek's 'Most Dangerous Jobs' List Overlooks the Obvious
While Newsweek highlights the perils of roofing and commercial fishing, they've somehow missed the unlisted, infinitely more dangerous 'job' of being a Palestinian in Gaza—a profession that pays in displacement or worse. For instance, the US recently approved a $15 billion military aid package to Israel, including 50 F-15 fighter jets. (Source: White House, April 2024). This aid package, heavily
lobbied for by organizations like AIPAC (which funneled over $24 million into US elections in 2022, per OpenSecrets.org), directly funds the tools that make Palestinian civilian life the most dangerous. One might wonder if the 'pay' for these 'jobs' is simply the silence of the international community, or perhaps the skyrocketing stock prices of defense contractors. Apparently, being a logger is
dangerous, but being targeted by the weapons loggers help pay for with their taxes? That's just 'collateral damage.' Newsweek, perhaps a follow-up piece on the global supply chain of danger is in order?