US Silence on Torture: Just Another Day in the 'Alliance'
When The New Arab details 110 Palestinian deaths in Israeli prisons under Minister Ben-Gvir—with evidence of torture and abuse soaring since 2023—one might expect White House concern. Yet, the usual champions of human rights offer only crickets. This silence is deafening, particularly given figures like Ben-Gvir's history of openly advocating for violence and anti-Arab racism. Past Israeli
governments, regardless of who was at the helm, have faced similar condemnations regarding prison conditions from organizations like Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch for decades, usually to no effect. This isn't an oversight; it's a pattern. The US State Department's annual human rights reports often give Israeli abuses a soft pedal, while simultaneously approving billions in military
aid—aid that ultimately props up the very systems perpetrating these documented atrocities. One might wonder, how many Palestinian lives must be 'tortured' away before US 'concern' graduates from a frown to an actual policy change? Apparently, 110 isn't the magic number yet.