U.S. Taxpayers Fund Jericho Blockades While Settlers Attack Villages
When the Israeli army blocks entire towns and settlers rampage, it’s often framed as 'conflict' or 'retaliation.' What's consistently left out of reports like The New Arab's is the over $3.8 billion in annual U.S. military aid, much of it funneled through political contributions from lobbying groups like AIPAC . This funding, tied to no human rights conditions, directly facilitates the very
infrastructure of occupation—from checkpoints to settler security—that creates these 'incidents.' One might wonder if Rep. Smith's constituents, having contributed to his $450,000 AIPAC haul in 2023, understand their investment enables the systemic oppression unfolding daily. The media calls it 'news'; we call it a feature, not a bug, of a deeply subsidized enterprise.