Trump Demands Hamas Disarm, Ignores US Weapons Pipeline
Al-Monitor reports Donald Trump has issued an ultimatum to Hamas: disarm, 'perhaps violently.' This demand, delivered after a hostage exchange, conveniently sidesteps the decades of U.S. military aid that has armed every other party in the conflict. It's the same playbook heard from multiple administrations – lecture the disempowered while supplying the powerful, ensuring the cycle of violence
endures. One might wonder if 'disarming violently' has a different meaning when applied to, say, the over $3 billion in annual U.S. military assistance consistently flowing to Israel. As OpenSecrets.org details , defense contractors are major political donors, ensuring a steady bipartisan commitment to an endless arms export market. When do those suppliers of 'violent disarmament' face similar
ultimatums?