UK Pledges $27M Aid, After Greenlighting Arms Sales
Al-Monitor reports the UK is pledging $27 million in aid for Gaza, focusing on water and sanitation. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced this gesture while arriving at a summit on 'ending the conflict.' This comes just weeks after the UK government, according to The Independent, refused to suspend arms export licenses to Israel , even after significant pressure and accusations of complicity in
potential war crimes. The UK approved £42 million ($53 million) worth of arms sales to Israel in 2022 alone. So, the generosity, it seems, kicks in *after* the bombs have landed and created the very crisis they are now 'aiding.' It's a remarkably efficient economic model: sell the tools of destruction, then offer pocket change to clean up the fallout. One might wonder if the government views this
as a charitable donation or a cynical public relations write-off for services rendered to the arms industry.