Aid Worker Finds No Peace in Gaza; Pentagon Finds No End to Profits
An aid worker's testimony of 'not a single minute of peace' in Gaza City is undeniably tragic, as reported by France 24. A critical piece of context, however, is often missing: the political machinery that sustains this ongoing torment. For instance, just days after the UN Security Council called for a ceasefire, the Biden administration approved a $147.5 million arms sale to Israel, circumventing
congressional review. This follows a pattern where aid worker pleas are broadcast, while the mechanism supplying the destruction is quietly expedited. One might wonder how many 'heartbreaking' interviews it takes before the media connects the dots between a humanitarian crisis and the billions in unconditional military aid. The narrative pivots from 'civilians suffer' to 'complex conflict' without
ever dwelling on specific votes, specific politicians, or the lobby groups, like AIPAC, who poured $24 million into shaping the 2022 elections alone (OpenSecrets.org). Perhaps if 'peace' affected defense stock prices as much as 'conflict' does, the analysis would be different.