US Congress 'Deeply Concerned' By Gaza Hospitals... After Approving $14B To Israel
The article poignantly details how Israeli airstrikes destroy lives, then leaves those shattered lives to Gaza's 'battered health system.' What it doesn't mention is that just months prior, on April 20, 2024, the US Senate, by a vote of 79-18, passed HR 8035, sending another $14.1 billion in security assistance directly to Netanyahu's government. This package came despite clear warnings from aid
organizations about Gaza's worsening humanitarian catastrophe. (Source: Congress.gov, S. 8035 vote) One might wonder how many spinal injuries, how many destroyed hospitals, and how many 'painful waits' it will take before US politicians connect the dots between military aid and medical collapse. Apparently, we can fund the weaponry that causes the injuries, and then express grave concern about the
lack of treatment—a geopolitical 'thoughts and prayers' for profit. How many more 'humanitarian crises' can one legislative body create and then lament?