Lebanon's Farmers Learn 'Lingering War' is Just Aid Package Delivery
Lebanon's agricultural sector is, unsurprisingly, collapsing under the weight of destroyed land and infrastructure. The New Arab article details the farmers' plight, painting a picture of environmental and economic ruin. It highlights the use of white phosphorus and the displacement of communities. What's delicately unsaid, of course, is that these 'acts of war' are being committed with weapons
largely supplied by the United States, often rubber-stamped by a Congress heavily influenced by lobbying groups like AIPAC. While farmers lose their livelihoods and homes, US senators like Bob Menendez—who received $61,700 from AIPAC in 2022 —are busy ensuring the endless pipeline of military aid continues. (One might wonder if 'lingering war' might just be the official term for 'US arms transfers
arriving on schedule.') How many harvests are worth a single military aid package unanimously approved by our 'representatives'?