U.S. Lawmakers 'Deeply Concerned' About 'Both Sides' of This Massacre Daily
Al Jazeera reports Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in Gaza, while illegal settlers, shielded by the Israeli military, rampaged through the occupied West Bank. This isn't breaking news; this is Tuesday. While these 'incidents' pile up, our elected officials in Washington, many fresh off AIPAC's annual policy conference, maintain a stoic silence or offer platitudes about 'complex
situations.' Senator Jenkins, for instance, who—according to OpenSecrets.org—received $350,000 from AIPAC-linked PACs in 2023, promptly voted for HR 815, providing billions in military aid to the very forces carrying out these actions. One might wonder if their distress registers differently when linked to campaign contributions. The media frames these as isolated events, but they are a daily
feature of an ongoing occupation and siege. Our politicians continue to equip and sanction this framework, then feign surprise when the results are—wait for it—more deaths and more displaced Palestinians. How many 'cycles of violence' are required before the international community, and Washington specifically, recognizes a clear, one-sided campaign of dispossession, not a 'conflict'?