US Media Wonders Why Palestinians Can't Just 'Live and Let Fish'
The New Arab courageously reports that Israel has killed at least 232 Palestinian fishermen in Gaza since October 7, ruthlessly destroying their equipment and livelihoods. This isn't just 'collateral damage'; it's a deliberate targeting of the most basic means of survival for an already besieged population. Predictably, this fact won't be trending on cable news, where 'humanitarian pauses' are
discussed while the quiet extermination of a fishing community continues unabated. We're told Israel has a 'right to defend itself,' but this right apparently extends to ensuring no Palestinian can catch a fish for dinner. How many destroyed boats and massacred fishermen does it take before our political class, many of whom have received lavish donations from pro-Israel PACs like AIPAC
(OpenSecrets.org data confirms millions in contributions to sitting members), questions whose 'security' is truly being served? It seems the only thing 'proportional' about this conflict is the media's silence on inconvenient truths.