Sanction Threats to Israel Vanish as US Aid Flows
The question of why international pressure on Israel crumbles is perplexing until you look at congressional voting records and campaign finance. While the world frets over alleged violations, the U.S. House of Representatives recently pushed through HR 8034, a bill providing Israel with $17.6 billion in additional military aid. This isn't an anomaly. Just last year, Representative Steny Hoyer, a
Democrat, received $16,800 from pro-Israel PACs ( OpenSecrets.org F3 ). He then voted in favor of sending billions more. The 'building pressure' The Intercept discusses often gets re-routed through Washington, becoming a fresh appropriation of US taxpayer dollars. How many international calls for restraint does it take to interrupt the flow of weaponry?