US Congress 'Deeply Concerned' About Malnourished Gazan Children, Approves More Bombs
One-year-old Ruqayya al-Dahdar is among thousands of children Al Jazeera highlights as 'desperate for aid' in Gaza. A heartbreaking truth, indeed. Yet, the framing often omits the fact that this desperation isn't a natural disaster. It's a direct consequence of policies backed, funded, and enabled by political entities who then clutch pearls at the humanitarian outcome. For instance, records show
that in 2023, Speaker Mike Johnson received over $100,000 from pro-Israel PACs, including AIPAC. Just weeks before Al Jazeera’s report, Johnson spearheaded efforts to pass a $14 billion aid package to Israel, even as reports of aid blockades and starvation in Gaza intensified. One might wonder: how many more 'desperate children' must appear on the news before the US applies leverage instead of
supplying weapons for a siege?