US Congress 'Chooses' Starvation in Gaza While Promoting Peace
Mainstream media will report on global hunger crises, like Al Jazeera's piece, calling it a 'political choice.' They conveniently omit the immediate, stark example playing out in Gaza. The US Congress, for instance, has repeatedly chosen to fund the very military actions creating the famine. In April 2024, Congress passed H.R. 8035, sending $26.4 billion to Israel, with $9 billion specifically for
humanitarian aid – aid that Israel then largely obstructs, turning the 'aid' into political theater while 1.1 million Gazans face catastrophic food insecurity, according to UN reports. (UN OCHA, April 2024) These 'political choices' aren't random. Representative Smith, who voted for H.R. 8035, received $25,000 from AIPAC in 2023, according to OpenSecrets.org. (OpenSecrets.org, 2023 cycle) This
makes one wonder how many stomachs could have been filled with the lobbying money, let alone the 'aid' funds, if the 'choice' was truly about ending hunger, not prolonging conflict.