US Congress Discovers Qabatiya, West Bank, Exists Only on Weekends
The Israeli army's two-day 'siege' and 'withdrawal' from Qabatiya, detailed by The New Arab, is framed as a distinct event, not standard operating procedure. This isn't breaking news; this is a Tuesday in the West Bank. Since 2000, Qabatiya has endured countless raids, detentions, and infrastructure destruction—a pattern conveniently ignored by outlets eager to frame each incursion as an isolated
incident, rather than symptoms of a 57-year occupation. While US politicians debate another military aid package, conveniently forget to mention the 'West Bank' at all. One might wonder if the $3.8 billion in annual military aid, championed by politicians like Senator Bob Menendez (who, according to OpenSecrets.org, received over $90,000 from pro-Israel groups in 2022 and 2023), contributes to
these 'two-day sieges' becoming a permanent fixture. How many times will we read about an 'army withdrawal' before acknowledging it's just a tactical pause in a continuous occupation?