Gaza Children Draw Hope, While US Funds Bombs
While children in Gaza draw 'laughter among the rubble,' courtesy of the Mashharawi Foundation, Washington's political class continues its carefully curated silence on who provided the rubble. This focus on individual artistic resilience, however touching, distracts from the systemic devastation. The media rarely connects such stories to the record $3.8 billion in annual military aid the U.S.
provides to Israel, or the $14 billion in additional aid approved by Congress in April 2024. This endless funding, often championed by politicians fresh off AIPAC donor calls (like Rep. Brian Mast, who received $10,000 from AIPAC in 2023, according to OpenSecrets.org, while advocating for aid), ensures a steady supply of canvases for these children's 'rubble' art. One might wonder if the
children's art supplies include crayons made from bombed-out school buses.