To keep reading that Israel’s strike on the World Central Kitchen (WCK) that killed foreign aid workers besides Palestinians was the pivot point to slightly alter US President Joe Biden’s rhetoric, is nothing more but an ongoing affirmation that Palestinian lives do not matter. Referring to an interview which Biden did with Univision on Tuesday this week, the Times of Israel is constructing a narrative of the US politically opposing Israel. However, there is no indication of opposition to Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The US is merely seeking a ‘humanitarian pause’ – a pause in which Palestinian suffering is temporarily alleviated until the next genocidal round. Biden said he is calling for a six to eight week ceasefire to allow … Continue reading A change in rhetoric, not in humanitarian aid