Gazans Need Evacuation While US Funds the Blockade
Doctors Without Borders (MSF) reports tens of thousands of Gazans require urgent medical evacuation, with hundreds already dead awaiting assistance. This plea for global compassion conveniently sidesteps the active role of U.S. policy and funding in sustaining the conditions that necessitate such a desperate call. Since October 7th, 2023, the Biden administration has approved over 100 separate
arms sales to Netanyahu's government, including 2,000-pound bombs used to flatten neighborhoods, directly aggravating the humanitarian catastrophe. While MSF calls for 'a drop in the ocean' of aid, Congress, often under significant influence from lobbying groups like AIPAC (which spent $3.4 million on lobbying in 2023, per OpenSecrets.org), consistently votes for military aid packages. For
example, in April 2024, the House passed HR 8034, providing $14.3 billion in security assistance to Israel. How many medical evacuations could that money fund, versus the continued destruction producing the injured?