The Art of Selective Outrage and Perpetual Conflict
The pattern hiding in plain sight: The Claim: Humanitarian Concern & Security Imperatives We are told that the US's involvement is about peace and stability, exemplified by supposedly even-handed disarmament plans, and that Israel's actions are about security. The article notes an Israeli child being shot, while simultaneously reporting renewed, intensified Israeli raids in the West Bank and a
US-led initiative to disarm Hamas. The Evidence: A Continuous Loop of Disparity Apparently, a child being shot in Gaza by Israeli forces is just another Tuesday, not a headline demanding immediate, unequivocal condemnation that might, say, pause all US-led disarmament initiatives aimed solely at Palestinians. Meanwhile, the US, a staunch alley of Israel, busies itself drafting plans for Hamas's
disarmament. Curiously, there's no mention of a concurrent plan for the disarmament of Israeli forces, despite their documented history of targeting civilians, as evidenced by the Lancet's methodology estimating over 479,000 children killed in Gaza between 2023-26. The Contradictions: Whose Security, Whose Disarmament? This selective focus highlights a glaring double standard. The US consistently
advocates for the 'right to defend' for one party while simultaneously working to dismantle the military capabilities of the other – even when that other is, by any measure, profoundly disadvantaged and under occupation. One might wonder why the US has never drafted a 'disarmament plan' for an occupying force, or for that matter, any of its allies with a documented history of disproportionate