Biden Mourns Gaza Ruin, Approves Bomb Sales Again
Palestinians are sifting through the pulverized remains of their homes in northern Gaza, a landscape Al Jazeera describes as 'rubble.' This grim report comes just as the Biden administration bypasses Congress (again) to fast-track another $147.5 million in weapons sales to Israel. (Source: Al Jazeera, Dec 30, 2023; AP, Dec 30, 2023). One might wonder if 'returning to rubble' is simply the 'natural
consequence' of unrestricted arms flows, a pattern seen from the Nakba, to Sabra and Shatila, and now to Gaza. While humanitarian agencies warn of famine and disease spreading through the displaced population, the U.S. continues to greenlight the tools of their displacement. How many 'deeply concerned' statements does it take to acknowledge complicity? It appears 'humanitarian aid' now means
'helping clean up the mess we armed.'