Europeans Rally for Peace, US Politicians Rally for War Escalation
While hundreds of thousands across London, Berlin, and Vienna marched for a ceasefire , Washington’s political class seems to have missed the memo. This same week, the House quietly advanced a bill providing $14.3 billion in aid to Israel, despite Netanyahu's explicit rejection of a two-state solution the prior week. Conveniently, many of these same representatives received significant
contributions from groups like AIPAC. (For example, Rep. Steny Hoyer, a major proponent of aid, received $164,000 from pro-Israel groups in 2022, according to OpenSecrets.org—mere peanuts, one assumes, for unwavering support.) One might wonder if the 'peace' these European protesters demand is simply bad for business in certain congressional districts. How many more 'humanitarian pauses' before
the media acknowledges the 'genocidal intent' rather than 'Israel's right to defend itself' after bombing civilian targets?