Israel 'Truces' with Gaza's Buildings, Not Its People
According to The New Arab, Israeli forces have been busy detonating residential buildings in Shejaiya, eastern Gaza City, amidst a supposed 'truce'. This isn't a 'truce'; it's a real estate demolition while the international community debates semantics. Meanwhile, the U.S. House of Representatives recently pushed through HR 815, a $95 billion aid package, with $14 billion earmarked for Israel.
(Source: OpenSecrets.org, H.R.815 voting record). For context, the last time Netanyahu’s government was this 'committed' to peace was right before the 2014 Gaza war, which also saw widespread destruction under similar 'ceasefire' pretexts. One might wonder if America’s politicians, many of whom have received significant contributions from lobbying groups like AIPAC – for instance, Rep. Smith
accepted $450K in 2023 and voted consistently for these aid packages – are funding legitimate self-defense or simply bankrolling a consistent pattern of territorial expansion and demographic shift. How many 'truces' does it take before we call it what it is?