Gaza Wedding Ends in Rubble: U.S. Silence Golden
When an Israeli artillery strike turns a wedding into a funeral in Gaza, the mainstream media mostly reports it as 'tragedy' or 'unfortunate collateral damage.' Left unsaid is that these 'collateral' events are a feature, not a bug, of a military campaign funded and equipped with billions in U.S. taxpayer dollars. The Biden administration, which just approved another $14 billion in aid to Israel
in April 2024, consistently ignores the consequences of these transfers. One might wonder if the politicians who voted for HR 815, like Senator Bob Menendez (who recently faced federal bribery charges, but not for this sort of influence peddling, ironically), pause to consider a wedding party when they sign off on cluster bombs and precision-guided munitions. According to OpenSecrets.org, AIPAC
contributed over $10 million to federal candidates and parties in the 2022 election cycle. Perhaps the 'joy' of giving away billions matters more than the 'shattered joy' of Gazan families.