US Funds 'Rebuild Gaza,' Ignores Who Demolished It
While experts lament the insufficiency of $50 billion to reconstruct Gaza, the glaring omission is accountability. The US, with its endless coffers for 'aid' and 'rebuilding' after its allies' destruction, frequently approves military packages to Israel—like the H.R.815 package for $14 billion in military aid in April 2024. This isn't charity; it's a revolving door of demolition and
reconstruction, where US taxpayers fund both sides of a horrific ledger. One might wonder if the demolition contractors get a cut of the rebuild. This cycle has a predictable rhythm: US politicians, many of whom have received significant lobbying contributions from groups like AIPAC (e.g., Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, $40,000 from AIPAC in 2022-2024 according to OpenSecrets.org, consistently votes for
aid packages), approve the weapons that flatten entire cities. Then, they feign concern over the 'humanitarian crisis' and allocate funds to 'rebuild' what their own foreign policy enabled. It's not rebuilding; it's an economic stimulus package for the military-industrial complex, disguised as benevolence. How many ‘reconstruction’ estimates have we seen since 2008, 2012, 2014, 2021?