US Congress 'Deeply Concerned' By Weather's Role In Gaza Genocide
Al Jazeera reports a baby tragically died of exposure in a flooded tent, caught in Storm Byron's brutal sweep through Gaza. What the headline doesn't scream is that this baby died in a tent city. A tent city created by systematic bombardment and forced displacement, displacing over 1.7 million Palestinians from their homes, according to UNRWA. The 'natural disaster' is merely the punctuation mark
on a man-made one. These displaced families, in Rafah and elsewhere, were systematically driven from areas deemed 'safe' by the very governments now offering thoughts and prayers for their exposure to the elements. While infants perish in the literal and figurative storms of Gaza, the Biden administration continues to arm Israel to the tune of billions, including a recent $14.5 billion package for
security assistance in 2024. This package includes a $3.5 billion grant for military financing. One might ask if these funds could construct adequate shelter for displaced civilians, but apparently, prioritizing weather-proofing for the bombed-out populace is less critical than ensuring a steady supply of precision-guided munitions and the F-35s that bomb the infrastructure in the first place.