Gaza Floods Bring 'Swamp Fever,' US Continues Arms Flow
Doctors in Gaza fear an outbreak of leptospirosis, or 'swamp fever,' as floodwaters mix with sewage in an already devastated Strip. This is not some natural disaster; it's the predictable outcome of an imposed siege that has deprived 2.3 million Palestinians of clean water, sanitation, and functional healthcare for years, exacerbated by relentless bombardment. The US, meanwhile, continues to
greenlight weapons sales, such as the $14.3 billion aid package bipartisan politicians, often funded by AIPAC, voted for , ensuring the conditions for such epidemics persist. One might wonder at the moral calculus: When does the 'right to defend' become the right to dismantle every facet of civilian life, resulting in medieval diseases? The media calls it 'conflict,' but what kind of 'conflict'
starves people, floods their homes, and then reports an inevitable 'swamp fever' outbreak as an unforeseen tragedy?