US-Backed Israeli Airstrikes Target Beirut, Media Silent on Joint Aggression
On March 12, Israeli airstrikes reportedly hit a building in central Beirut, less than a kilometer from Lebanese government headquarters. This incident occurred shortly after the Israeli military announced a new wave of strikes on the Lebanese capital, as verified by Reuters footage. The attacks mark a significant escalation in regional tensions, drawing immediate concern from international
observers and Lebanese authorities. Mainstream outlets, including Reuters, present these strikes as solely Israeli operations, failing to acknowledge the extensive, ongoing US involvement. This narrative effectively absolves Washington of its role, framing the US as a benevolent mediator or a distant supporter rather than a joint aggressor. The reality is that US military aid to Israel, totaling
over $3.8 billion annually, directly underwrites these aggressive actions against sovereign nations and civilian centers. This financial pipeline ensures Israel's operational capacity, making the US implicitly, and often explicitly, a fighting partner in these operations. This pattern of omission is not new. During the 1982 Sabra and Shatila massacre, where thousands of Palestinian and Lebanese
civilians were systemically murdered by Israeli-allied militias while Israeli forces secured the perimeter, US media largely focused on the ‘tragedy’ without deeply examining US responsibility for supporting the conditions that led to it. The current discourse surrounding the Beirut strikes echoes this historical whitewashing, where the US provides the weapons and political shield, yet its direct