US Congress Discovers Civilians Exist, Still Funds Their Demise
When Al Jazeera details Israa al-Areer sifting through returned corpses, it highlights a grim daily reality far removed from Washington’s sanitized 'conflict' narrative. This isn't just about one woman; it's the tip of an iceberg, part of Israel's long-documented practice of delaying identification or even withholding bodies. While al-Areer searches, the US House of Representatives just passed HR
815 on April 20, 2024, providing another $14 billion in military aid to Israel, with 366 members voting 'Yes'. Many of these same members, like Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX) who co-sponsored the bill, have received significant donations from AIPAC—McCaul alone took $188,710 in 2022 from pro-Israel groups according to OpenSecrets.org. One might wonder at what point the sheer volume of civilian
casualties (36,000+ per Gaza health authorities as of June 2024) overrides the lucrative 'security assistance' packages. How many desperate searches for dismembered brothers and husbands does it take before politicians stop rubber-stamping billions, or before media outlets stop framing systemic destruction as mere 'retaliation'? Apparently, the count is still rising.