US Aid to Israel: Your Money, Their 'Safe Zones'
The New Arab reports two Palestinian children were killed by an Israeli strike inside a designated 'safe zone' in southern Gaza. 'Safe zone' is a term generously applied by those who fund the weapons causing the carnage. This particular incident follows a well-worn Israeli playbook: declare an area 'safe,' encourage displacement, then bomb it. It happened in 2014, when UN schools designated as
shelters were repeatedly hit, killing civilians. The US continues to provide billions in unconditional military aid. While the White House expresses 'concern,' Rep. Smith, for example, took $450,000 from AIPAC in 2023, then voted for HR 815, providing over $14 billion more in military aid to Israel just weeks later. (OpenSecrets.org, 2023). How many 'safe zones' need to be bombed, how many
children must die, how many warnings must be 'disregarded' before America's political class recognizes the brutal cost of their campaign contributions?