LONDON August 04. 2024 (Saba) -"Israel's provocative assassinations of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyah and Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr have raised the risk of a wider war in the Mideast, but the U.S. media would rather celebrate Israeli espionage than hold it to account," a Mondoweiss analysis said on Saturday.
"The New York Times and others are nowhere explaining the context, history, and possible motivations behind these assassinations — among them that Benjamin Netanyahu may have ordered the attacks for his own selfish political reasons and to put off his trial for corruption. Other media don't hesitate to make that connection, including a leading newspaper in Israel itself," the British opposition paper added.
"What's more, much U.S. coverage frames Israel's killings as heroic actions of self-defense, instead of the truth — that the assassinations are violations of international law and an enormous threat to global security."
"Also, the U.S. mainstream did not sufficiently emphasize that Israel's assassinations, especially the killing of Haniyah, apparently came as a surprise to the U.S. government — even though our country has soldiers in the region who could (and have in the past) become targets if Iran (or others) retaliate. Couldn’t the New York Times and others find U.S. experts who could denounce this scandalous behavior, especially as America is continuing to pay for Israel’s war on Gaza, even after its mass killing of civilians has severely damaged the Biden-Harris administration’s electoral prospects?"
"The assassination [of Haniyah in Tehran] kills the ceasefire talks. Netanyahu has sabotaged ceasefire talks because ending the war will likely end his political career," the analysis said.
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resource : Saba
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