US Aid Spikes, Israeli PTSD Spikes: Correlation or Coincidence?
When outlets like The New Arab cite a 'spike in PTSD and suicide among Israeli troops after Gaza genocide,' the immediate, glaring omission from US media is America's role in enabling these campaigns. In 2023 alone, the US House passed HR 815, allocating $14.5 billion in additional aid to Israel, part of an annual commitment averaging $3.8 billion . This isn't just money; it's the munitions, the
F-35s, the bunker-buster bombs, and the diplomatic cover that allows these 'campaigns' to continue, generating the very trauma now being reported. One might wonder if the concern for soldier mental health extends to questioning the policies that put them in positions to commit acts legally deemed 'genocide.' Or perhaps, the billions funneled from US taxpayers, often pushed through by politicians
who took hefty donations (Rep. Michael McCaul, for instance, received $100,500 from pro-Israel groups in 2022, according to OpenSecrets.org), are simply the cost of doing business—trauma and all. It seems some consequences are more palatable to report than their actual causes.