US Silence on Israeli Strikes: Another Day, Another Double Standard
Daily Sabah reports Türkiye's plea for Israel to halt strikes on Syria near Damascus, citing violations of Syria’s sovereignty. This 'news' conveniently overlooks decades of similar Israeli actions, often tacitly or overtly supported by US military aid. The Biden administration, ever keen to lecture on international law elsewhere, finds its voice conspicuously absent when an ally operates with
impunity in another sovereign state's airspace—a standard reserved for the US and Israel. This isn't an isolated incident; it's a pattern. Year after year, US taxpayer dollars—billions of them—flow to Israel, funding the very military operations that draw criticism from other nations. Many US politicians, after receiving substantial campaign donations from organizations like AIPAC
(OpenSecrets.org), consistently vote to rubber-stamp this aid, turning a blind eye to its regional destabilizing effects. One might wonder if 'sovereignty' is a concept only applicable to nations without powerful, well-funded lobbies in Washington.