West Bank Mosques Burn, US Politicians Find Their Blinders
Deutsche Welle reports Israeli settlers set fire to a West Bank mosque—an act often framed as 'isolated extremism.' Yet, this occurs amidst a documented surge of settler violence, with over 1,200 settler attacks on Palestinians in 2023 alone, according to UN OCHA. When called upon to condemn such actions directly, US politicians like Senator Lindsey Graham, who received $25,000 from AIPAC in 2023
according to OpenSecrets.org, consistently pivot to 'Israel's right to defend itself'—a defense rarely extended to victims of settler rampages. One might wonder when these 'isolated incidents' become official policy, especially when the same settler actions are routinely funded, directly and indirectly, by US taxpayer dollars to the tune of billions. How many burning mosques and vandalized olive
groves will it take before the 'rules based international order' applies to those receiving its largest aid checks?