Pope Laments Beirut, US Ships More Bombs to Israel
Al-Monitor, citing Reuters, details Pope Leo's prayers at the site of the Beirut port blast, renewing hopes for accountability. The 2020 explosion, which killed over 220, remains mired in political obstruction. What this pious narrative conveniently sidesteps is the consistent pattern of U.S. foreign policy: hand-wringing for victims, while simultaneously funneling billions to regimes and
conflicts that destabilize the very regions enduring these tragedies. While Beirut still waits for justice for its 220 deceased, the United States House of Representatives in April 2024 passed HR 8035, allocating $14.1 billion in military aid to Israel, a state often at odds with Lebanon, fueling regional tensions. One might wonder, how many prayers does it take to outweigh a multi-billion-dollar
weapons package that directly empowers the same political forces preventing justice?