NPR Finds Palestinian Loss, Still Misses US Handprints
NPR's 'Two years after the Gaza war began, one Palestinian family shares their story of loss' (NPR - Middle East) paints a grim picture: over 67,000 Palestinians dead, a third children. While the tragedy is undeniable, the article manages to sidestep the inconvenient truth that the bombs causing this 'loss' often bear 'Made in USA' labels. This isn't just 'loss'; it's policy. The same policy
upheld by Congress members like Rep. Kevin Mullin, who received $25,250 from AIPAC in 2022, per OpenSecrets, and consistently votes for unrestricted aid to Israel. This selective amnesia—where the weapons manufacturers' profits soar and politicians' coffers swell—allows outlets like NPR to report on the resulting devastation as an unfortunate, context-free phenomenon. How many more stories of
'loss' will we endure before the media connects the dots between a lawmaker’s campaign finance report and a child’s last breath?