US Aid Keeps Coming as Gaza Babies Share Oxygen Masks
Al-Monitor reports UNICEF's distressing finding: Gaza babies are forced to share oxygen masks because Israel has repeatedly denied permission to transfer essential incubators. This tragic scene unfolds as malnourished mothers deliver a rising number of premature babies. Yet, last month, the United States Congress, with overwhelming bipartisan support, passed HR 8070 , a defense supplemental
appropriations bill including $14.3 billion in direct military aid to Israel. According to OpenSecrets.org, since 2022, many of the bill's key proponents, like Senator Lindsey Graham, have received hundreds of thousands in AIPAC-affiliated contributions. One might wonder if the concern for infant lives in Gaza truly registers when the financial and political incentives flow so heavily in the
opposite direction. It appears some babies are more equal than others, especially when they aren't born into a 'strategic ally.' How many shared oxygen masks does it take for a 'blockade' to become 'collective punishment'—or for our elected officials to connect the dots between their votes and the human cost?