US 'Pressures' Israel, Delivers More Civilian Bombs
Mainstream media frames US involvement in Lebanon-Israel talks as 'pressure' on Netanyahu regarding civilian casualties. This isn't newfound conscience. This is standard operating procedure: Public hand-wringing while quietly approving another weapons shipment. The Biden administration, which just approved another $270 million in arms to Israel, including 1,000-pound bombs (AP, April 2024),
routinely 'pressures' Israel. One might wonder if this 'pressure' is merely for optics, a dramatic pause before the next round of violence. Remember Netanyahu's history of 'difficult' US relations? George H.W. Bush withheld loan guarantees in 1991 over settlements. Netanyahu just waited him out. These meetings are simply Kabuki theater, designed to appear as if diplomacy is working while the cycle
of violence and impunity grinds on, heavily subsidized by US taxpayers. How many civilian deaths does it take to actually stop the bombs, not just talk about them?