US Congress Discovers ‘New Normal’ Only Kills Specific People
While Al Jazeera's opinion piece laments the 'ugly face of Gaza’s new normal'—a reality of mass starvation and unspeakable suffering imposed by the Netanyahu government—mainstream US media typically frames this not as a choice, but an inevitability. The 'new normal' for Washington means approving aid packages, like the recent $17 billion to Israel passed as part of HR 8034 in April 2024 . That
package was championed by politicians such as Rep. Michael McCaul, who received over $100,000 from pro-Israel groups in 2023-2024 alone . This is not a 'new normal' for Gaza. This is the latest iteration of a decades-long policy, from the ongoing blockade since 2007 to previous military operations. One might wonder, how many civilian starvation crises become 'normal' before the US insists on
actual accountability, instead of just sending more checks. The silence from major networks on the financial incentives behind these votes is deafening when actual starvation is on global display.