NYT: Rebuilding Gaza Just Needs More 'US Pipe Dreams'
The New York Times ponderously asks if rebuilding 'Israeli-held parts of Gaza' is achievable, as if Gaza's destruction happened spontaneously or through an act of nature. They detail U.S. proposals for reconstruction funds, presenting them as if the Biden administration is a neutral arbiter of humanitarian aid, rather than the primary financier of the devastation. This framing conveniently ignores
the $3.8 billion in annual military aid the U.S. sends to Israel, with major defense contractors like Lockheed Martin and Boeing pouring millions into lobbying efforts , ensuring a perpetual arms flow that creates these 'rebuilding' opportunities. One might wonder at the timing of this reconstruction talk, given the ongoing destruction. It's a perverse spin: fund the bombs, then fund the
bulldozers, all while patting ourselves on the back for 'humanitarian efforts.' How many times must a people be shelled into oblivion before the conversation shifts from 'rebuilding' to 'no more destroying'? Perhaps the U.S. State Department considers rubble a blank canvas for democracy, or rather, for compliant client states.