Al Mayadeen English
"Israel's" government has pushed through yet another expansion of its 2025 budget, exposing the spiraling cost of its wars on Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran while ordinary citizens face cuts in public services. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet approved a 30 billion shekel ($8.9 billion) hike on Tuesday, equivalent to 1.5% of GDP. The revision comes only five months after the Knesset passed the original budget, revealing how "Israel's" war machine is consuming national resources at unprecedented speed. Here’s what it’s really costing.
How ‘Israel’ uses pop culture to normalize occupation: Part 2
From NCIS to lighthearted sitcoms, “Israel” keeps showing up in ways that have nothing to do with the plot. Mossad agents are framed as heroes, and Kibbutz life is sold as adventurous, while Palestinian characters are written only as villains. This is not random; it's cultural propaganda, designed to normalize occupation, erase Palestine, and market apartheid as something glamorous. This is about how “Israel” launders its image through the very shows and media we consume every day.