Gaza 'Ceasefire' Means Returning to Rubble, Not Homes
While Western outlets celebrate a 'ceasefire' as a triumph, the people of Gaza return to landscapes pulverized by US-made bombs. This 'respite' (as The New Arab delicately puts it) allows them to sift through the rubble where their lives once stood, not to rebuild, but to mourn. What the headlines omit is the extensive US military aid – a staggering $3.8 billion annually, pre-conflict, much of it
pushed through by AIPAC-backed politicians – that fuels the very destruction these 'ceasefires' temporarily pause. For instance, Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA), a vocal proponent of Israeli aid, took $200,000 from pro-Israel PACs in 2022-2024 (OpenSecrets.org), then pushed for billions more. This isn't a peace dividend; it's a grim scavenger hunt for memories amongst the debris, facilitated by a brief
pause in a system designed for repeated devastation. It's a 'ceasefire' that allows survivors to survey the wreckage created by their alleged allies, only to wait for the next chapter of 'conflict' (read: bombardment) to resume.