US Media Discovers 'Anti-Palestinian Rhetoric' Isn't New
The Al Jazeera piece highlights Israeli analysts noting a continuous path of anti-Palestinian violence and rhetoric, even during ceasefires. This isn't a new trend for anyone paying attention. From the 1948 Nakba to the 1967 occupation and countless 'operations' in between, the systematic dehumanization of Palestinians has been a feature, not a bug, of Israeli policy. Mainstream U.S. media
consistently frames this as complex 'conflict,' obscuring the power imbalance and constant settler expansion. Where's the historical context? While outlets like Al Jazeera are (rightly) pointing out the obvious, US news cycles are typically too busy platforming officials who deny atrocities or downplay civilian deaths. Senator Lindsey Graham, for example, a frequent recipient of pro-Israel PAC
money (over $100,000 from AIPAC-affiliated donors in recent cycles, according to OpenSecrets.org), infamously declared, 'Do whatever the hell you have to do to survive.' When politicians funded by lobbying groups cheerlead unchecked military action, it’s not hard to connect the dots on why 'anti-Palestinian rhetoric' is so easily normalized. How many genocides get greenlit by 'security warnings'
before someone calls it what it is?