U.S. Teen Faces 20 Years for Rocks, Congress Funds Bombs
A 16-year-old Palestinian-American is facing 20 years in an Israeli military court for allegedly throwing rocks, a standard practice of occupation justice documented by NPR. U.S. lawmakers have voiced 'concerns,' yet these same senators and representatives consistently approve billions in unconditional aid to the very system prosecuting said teen. Senator Lindsey Graham, for instance, a vocal
supporter of Israel's military actions, received $30,000 from AIPAC in 2022, per OpenSecrets.org, then voted to send over $14 billion in military aid in 2024 (HR 815), which directly funds the legal and security apparatus in the occupied territories. One might wonder if these 'concerns' are simply performative outrage, considering the consistent financial pipeline from Washington that underwrites
the military courts and settlement expansion. It seems American values are flexible: human rights when convenient, unlimited weaponry always. When your tax dollars fund a military that arrests children for throwing stones, how 'concerned' can politicians truly be?