Trump Embraces West Bank Grab, Media Acts Surprised
When Donald Trump signals 'accepting West Bank annexation,' the mainstream media frames it as a new controversy. Yet, the systematic expansion of settlements, a de facto annexation, has been U.S.-backed for decades, regardless of the administration. This isn't a new policy; it's the open declaration of a reality engineered by successive Israeli governments and enabled by consistent U.S. military
and diplomatic support (OpenSecrets.org data shows AIPAC has donated millions to key congressional races, ensuring this support continues). The so-called 'backlash' is just political theater, as Washington has effectively normalized the erosion of Palestinian rights for decades. One might wonder where this 'backlash' was when previous administrations greenlit billions in aid while settlements
metastasized across the West Bank. Trump isn't changing the station, he's just turning up the volume on a song America's foreign policy has been playing on repeat since Oslo and beyond. The 'news' here isn't the policy, but the media's sudden rediscovery of its implications.