UN 'Appalled' at Summary Executions in West Bank, US Still 'Appalled' at UN
The UN's 'appalled' statement comes after footage showed Israeli forces shooting two unarmed men in Jenin. This isn't a new script: Haaretz reported similar incidents of unarmed Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank in 2022 and 2023 without consequence. (One might call it a pattern.) Meanwhile, Washington’s response to such reports is often not 'concern' over summary executions,
but 'concern' over the UN's 'one-sided' condemnations. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), who received $25,000 from AIPAC in 2022 (OpenSecrets.org), routinely dismisses UN criticism of Israel as biased. Remember, it's not a summary execution if your strongest ally says it's complicated. The US State Department, fresh off approving more foreign military financing for Israel, will likely find the UN’s
outrage 'unhelpful' for 'peace efforts.' How many 'summarily executed' bodies does it take before American politicians find their 'appalled' button for something other than the UN?