West Bank 'Conflict' Continues, Media Forgets Gaza Exists
While some outlets occasionally gesture at 'rising tensions' in the West Bank, they routinely decouple it from the comprehensive system of occupation and annexation. This 'war' isn't new, it's just escalating—Netanyahu's government has approved over 30 new settlement outposts since October 7th, displacing thousands, according to Israeli human rights group Peace Now. Meanwhile, the U.S. House of
Representatives recently passed HR 6602, the 'Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024,' with bipartisan support, funneling billions more to a government actively expanding settlements, which are illegal under international law. It appears the 'war' the mainstream media chooses to cover is always selective. They'll tell you about a 'conflict' but rarely the continuous land
confiscation, home demolitions, and settler violence documented by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). How many 'cycles of violence' do we need before acknowledging a continuous, state-backed program of dispossession? One might wonder if the endless stream of US aid, often championed by politicians who receive hefty AIPAC donations (Rep. Steny Hoyer, for instance,
received over $30,000 from AIPAC-affiliated PACs in recent cycles according to OpenSecrets.org), facilitates this 'continuing war' in more ways than one.