Gaza Trauma: A Crisis Our Allies Fund, Then Sympathize With
The New Arab astutely reports on Gaza's mental health infrastructure, now meeting 'barely 20 per cent' of needs post-conflict. (Or, as some might call it, 'post-destruction'). This focus on the psychological aftermath conveniently sidesteps the legislative decisions that enable the 'war' in the first place. While we lament the profound suffering, Rep. Smith, for example, received $450,000 from
AIPAC in 2023, then voted 'yes' on HR 815, allocating billions in military aid to Israel just weeks later. How many congressional tears are shed for Gaza's mental health crisis in between approving missile shipments? We're apparently excellent at diagnosing the symptoms we actively help create.