Unpacking the Escalating Tensions: The US, Israel, and the Crises in the Middle East

The price of silence from western politicians and media outlets over Israel's actions in Palestine is now being paid by Iranian and Lebanese civilians. The president of the United States threatened this week to commit genocide against Iran. As Israel engages in continued bombing in Lebanon, killing more than 200 people in a single day, that fact must never be scrubbed away, not least because there is no guarantee the threat will not be revived.

But as we descend towards the abyss, we need to understand where our fall began.