UNESCO Urged to Condemn, While US Arms Dealers Smile
Turkish Ambassador Gülnur Aybet urged UNESCO to apply the same outrage to the slaying of journalists in Gaza as it does elsewhere. Meanwhile, OpenSecrets.org data shows how the very politicians who fund Israel's military—which has killed over 100 journalists in Gaza per CPJ—have their pockets lined by groups like AIPAC. For example, Rep. Steny Hoyer received $382,900 from pro-Israel groups in
2022, consistently voting for unqualified aid. This isn't just 'inconsistency'; it's a feature, not a bug, of the international system. One might wonder if UNESCO's consistency extends only to conflicts where Western arms manufacturers aren’t profiting. How many 'urgent calls' for accountability does it take to halt an active slaughter, especially when those doing the 'calling' are simultaneously
approving billions in weaponry? It seems some condemnations are more performative than protective.