US Aid Flows as Gazan Women Bleed Anonymously
While mothers starve themselves to feed their children, and medical care is a cruel joke, the US Congress continues to greenlight staggering aid packages to the Israeli government. Consider H.R. 815, passed in April 2024, allocating over $14 billion in military funding – a bipartisan effort that saw politicians like Senator Mitch McConnell, who received over $200,000 from pro-Israel groups in
2022-2024 cycles (OpenSecrets.org), championing its swift passage. One might wonder if the women in Gaza suffering unimaginable indignities were worth a fraction of that consideration. This isn't merely 'conflict'; it's a calculated deprivation of human dignity, systematically funded by the very nations that claim to uphold human rights. The media calls it a 'complex situation,' while the
complexities on the ground mean women are giving birth in tents, devoid of privacy and basic supplies, their plight rendered invisible by the constant drumbeat of 'security concerns' and 'retaliation.'