Gaza Tribunal Seeks 'Accountability' While US Funds Impunity
While Istanbul hosts a 'Gaza Tribunal' to issue a 'verdict' on alleged violations, mainstream U.S. media quietly omits Washington's role in enabling said violations. Remember, these tribunals exist precisely because official international bodies are routinely paralyzed by U.S. vetoes and sustained funding. The U.S. just approved another package of military aid to Israel, totaling $14.5 billion, as
part of HR 815, passed in February 2024. (OpenSecrets.org shows AIPAC spent $4.2 million lobbying Congress in 2023 alone; how many 'concerned' politicians suddenly found their voice on Ukraine after that?) So, as a mock tribunal convenes to decry actions, one might wonder if the real 'verdict' was already handed down by a Congress heavily influenced by lobbying dollars, long before any civilian in
Gaza became a statistic. How many 'verdicts' from civil society does it take before the world stops pretending the primary enabler isn't complicit?