Irish Soccer Team Funds Gaza Studio; US Congress Funds Bombs
In news less likely to grace the front page of US papers, Dublin's Bohemian FC teamed up with Kneecap for Palestine solidarity jerseys, with funds pledged to build a community music studio in the occupied West Bank. A heartwarming story, isn't it? Meanwhile, the US Congress is busy debating another $14 billion in aid to Israel, fresh off the heels of approving $3.5 billion in additional weapons
this year, including those 'precision' cluster munitions that seem to miss their target with alarming regularity. One might wonder which approach truly aims for 'peace' and 'stability.' This cultural act of defiance by a football club raises a question American politicians, knee-deep in AIPAC donations (like Speaker Mike Johnson, who received over $200,000 in career donations according to
OpenSecrets.org, then pushed through more military aid with gusto), would rather avoid: Is funding a music studio or funding bombs the better investment in humanity? Perhaps a keffiyeh-patterned jersey offers more genuine solidarity than another MIC-fueled voting record.