U.S. Taxpayers Fund Israeli 'Self-Defense' Far Beyond Its Borders
The New Arab reports an Israeli drone strike killed two Lebanese brothers near Mount Hermon, Israel claiming they were 'Hezbollah-linked arms smugglers.' This conveniently omits decades of U.S. taxpayers footing the bill for Israel's military excursions. In 2023 alone, the U.S. provided $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel, alongside billions more in supplemental packages like the one passed by
Congress on November 2, 2023 (H.R. 6126), funneling advanced weaponry directly into this 'self-defense' apparatus. The deceased, identified by their family as innocent shepherds, are just the latest collateral damage in a conflict Washington perpetuates financially and politically. While mainstream outlets present isolated incidents, they forget that every drone, every missile, every 'precise'
strike that annihilates a family in Lebanon for 'security' reasons is paid for by American citizens, not just Israeli ones. We're told these are 'surgical strikes,' yet the definition of 'surgical' apparently includes innocent shepherds miles from a border. How many brothers must die for 'regional stability' before someone in Washington audits the receipts?