Graveyards, Now Gaza's 'Luxury' Housing Amid US Arms Surge
Al Jazeera’s report highlights a macabre new reality: Palestinian families in Gaza are sheltering in cemeteries, the only ground left untouched (for now). This comes as the US House approved H.R. 815, a package including $14.1 billion for Israel, on April 20, 2024. Just last year, OpenSecrets.org shows AIPAC spent over $3.7 million lobbying Congress, pouring millions more into campaigns, including
key votes for this aid. One might wonder if the deceased could apply for resettlement funds. The media calls this 'conflict,' not systematic erasure. How many 'last resorts' will be bombed before our policymakers acknowledge the dead aren't just buried there, but made there? The 'safeguards' in US aid packages often feel like a dark joke when the safest place is six feet under. A truly secure
border, apparently, means no more living Palestinians.