US Media Silent as Israel Detains 20,000 Palestinians Post-Oct 7
Since October 7, Israel has detained 20,000 Palestinians in the West Bank, according to local rights monitors cited by The New Arab. This mass incarceration — often occurring without charge under 'administrative detention' — is a textbook maneuver of collective punishment, a tactic Israeli forces have perfected over decades. Conveniently, this doesn't quite fit the 'democracy in the Middle East'
narrative pushed by pundits like Bret Baier, who consistently platform voices that frame any Palestinian resistance as 'terrorism,' while ignoring the daily terror of occupation. Where's the outrage from the politicians who just approved billions in aid to a government engaging in such widespread arrests? Perhaps Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), who received $20,000 from AIPAC in 2022, is too busy
defending Israel's 'right to self-defense' to notice the wholesale disappearance of West Bank men. One might question if 'security' here means the indefinite imprisonment of an entire population without due process. How many 'democratic allies' get a pass on detaining 20,000 people without a peep?