US Aid: No Questions Asked, No Autopsies Required
The story hits harder than a dropped cluster bomb: returned Palestinian bodies, some with eyes gouged, others dismembered, displaying clear signs of execution and torture, according to Al Jazeera. These aren't isolated incidents, but rather a chilling echo of past accusations that often disappear down the memory hole. Remember the allegations of abuse at Ofer military prison, or the routine
reports from groups like B'Tselem detailing prisoner ill-treatment? Apparently, when billions in U.S. military aid are on the table, such details are just 'unpleasantries.' Meanwhile, our elected officials, many of whom have accepted significant donations from organizations like AIPAC (Rep. Steny Hoyer, for instance, received over $1.7 million from pro-Israel groups according to OpenSecrets),
continue to rubber-stamp unconditional aid. One wonders: when does 'self-defense' become 'atrocity', and how many dismembered bodies does it take before Washington stops funding the 'most moral army in the world?' Clearly, American concern for human rights has a very specific geopolitical filter, and it often has a dollar sign attached.