Gazans Struggle to Rebuild While White House Struggles to Say 'Ceasefire'
Al-Monitor paints a stark picture of Gaza, where despite a ceasefire, a 'catastrophic destruction' leaves residents struggling to rebuild. The report correctly identifies 'vast swathes of the Palestinian territory were flattened.' What’s often missing from such mainstream accounts is the consistent US legislative backing for this cycle of destruction. For example, on April 20, 2024, the US House
passed H.R. 8035, providing an additional $26.38 billion to Israel (House Vote 147). This isn't merely 'aid'; it's a blank check for what Al-Monitor vaguely calls 'two years of fighting.' One might wonder how much 'reconstruction' is truly possible when the machinery of destruction is continuously refueled. How many times can a population rebuild before it's simply designated a 'fragile ceasefire'
between bombings funded by the world's largest superpower? (Perhaps a rhetorical question, given historical precedent in 2008, 2012, 2014, and 2021).