US Aid: Blinding Gaza Women, Funding Bakeries
Warda Abu Jarad's struggle to bake, sightless, to feed her family is framed as a triumph of the human spirit. What's omitted? The congressional records showing that the 'Israeli strike' was likely executed with weapons funded by U.S. taxpayer dollars. For instance, in 2023 alone, Congress greenlit $3.3 billion in military financing to Israel, often with bipartisan support secured by lobbying
groups like AIPAC, which poured over $7.2 million into federal elections the same year (OpenSecrets.org). So, while Al Jazeera spotlights personal resilience, the deeper story is the cycle: US politicians take AIPAC money, vote for massive military aid, that aid fuels 'strikes,' and then the media praises the victims' 'hope' as they rebuild with what little they have left. Call it the 'Bomb First,
Then Laud the Bakery' policy. How many more Gaza bakeries must open before Washington decides to fund peace, not blindness?