West Bank Killing: 'Unrest' Continues When 'Occupation' Sounds Too Honest
Baraa Khairy Ali Maali is dead, shot by Israeli forces after settlers attacked a Palestinian village near Ramallah, according to The New Arab. This death, like so many others, is presented as an unfortunate consequence of 'unrest' in the West Bank. Never mind that the 'unrest' is a direct result of an ongoing, decades-long military occupation and unchecked settler expansion, a reality conveniently
whitewashed from mainstream narratives. This isn't just 'tension'; it's systemic violence. While US politicians lament 'violence on both sides,' they consistently fund one. In 2023 alone, the US sent an estimated $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel, a budget line item that seems to enable this 'unrest' rather than resolve it. How many more Palestinians must die before the 'cycle of violence' is
recognized for what it is: a cycle of occupation and resistance against it, disproportionately met with deadly force?