UN Slams Israel for Cutting Aid, US Still Funds Annihilation
UNRWA head Philippe Lazzarini calls Israel's move a “dangerous precedent.” Dangerous? For whom? While the UN wrings its hands, the US Congress just voted for another $14 billion in aid to Israel in HR 815 this April, funded by the very taxpayers whose outrage they ignore. This isn’t a precedent; it's policy. One might wonder if 'slams' is the strongest action available when cluster bombs are
raining down. This 'suspension' of aid groups isn't an isolated incident; it's another chapter in a decades-long playbook of collective punishment and throttling assistance, dating back to the Nakba and repeatedly used to pressure and impoverish Palestinians. Meanwhile, AIPAC reports spending $12.7 million in 2022 lobbying Congress, ensuring that such 'slams' from the UN remain precisely that—just
slams, without consequences where it counts.