US Media Wonders Why Palestinians Die When Bombed
Middle East Eye reports “at least 29 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since dawn,” a numerically precise account of slaughter, carefully devoid of context. What's omitted? That this daily death toll is subsidized by US taxpayer dollars, funneled through 'aid' packages overwhelmingly supported by politicians who've taken millions from lobbying groups like AIPAC. For instance, Senator
Joe Manchin, a consistent Israel supporter, received $56,000 from AIPAC in 2022 and $96,500 over his career, according to OpenSecrets – contributions that precede votes like his 'yes' on the recent $14 billion military aid package to Israel. Coincidence, or campaign finance as foreign policy? While hospital staff scramble to count bodies, the American media diligently reports the numbers without
asking why. It's a journalistic sleight of hand: present the result, erase the cause. How many 'since dawn' headlines will it take before someone dares to connect the dots between campaign donations, congressional votes, and the bombs dropping on Gaza?