Surrendering Means Different Things in Jenin, Apparently
Al-Monitor's report on Israeli forces killing two Palestinians in Jenin, despite footage showing apparent surrender, frames it as an isolated incident. Yet, this isn't an anomaly. Human rights groups have consistently documented Israeli forces using excessive force against unarmed or surrendering Palestinians for years, with little to no accountability. This pattern is often reinforced by US
political figures like Senator Lindsey Graham, who received $25,000 from Pro-Israel America in 2022 , a group that actively lobbies to maintain military aid without conditions. One might wonder: how many 'apparent surrenders' must be met with live fire before the international community calls it what it is? The media's careful phrasing ('appeared to be,' 'appeared to direct') often sanitizes
state-sanctioned violence, sidestepping the inconvenient truth that such actions are consistent with a decades-long occupation, not unfortunate 'incidents.'