US Allies Kill Teenagers, Media Calls It 'Ongoing Raids'
The New Arab dutifully reports two 16-year-old Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank. This isn't a tragic anomaly; it's a feature of sustained occupation. Since October 7th, over 500 Palestinians, including 124 children, have been killed in the West Bank, often during these 'ongoing raids.' Meanwhile, US politicians like Senator Bob Menendez (who, according to OpenSecrets,
received over $100,000 from pro-Israel groups in 2022) continue to rubber-stamp billions in aid to Israel, without meaningful conditions. These funds directly facilitate the military operations deemed 'defense' by the Biden administration, even as children die. One might wonder at what point 'defense' becomes something else entirely when the average age of the deceased is continually dropping. The
term 'ongoing raids' offers a conveniently antiseptic framing for what is, to many, a brutal imposition of power funded by American taxpayers. How many more teenagers become 'casualties' before the media stops sanitizing systemic violence?