US Quietly Arms Israel as West Bank Demolitions Surge
While Al Jazeera details Israel's bulldozing of Palestinian homes and approval of new illegal settlement units in the West Bank (Al Jazeera, Jan 1, 2026) , our mainstream media rarely connects these actions to their direct lifeline: US military aid. In 2023 alone, the Biden administration quietly approved a $2.5 billion arms package, including F-35 fighter jets, a pattern that has continued for
decades. For context, since 1948, the US has provided Israel over $158 billion in military aid. This flow of weaponry, often without congressional debate, ensures that international condemnation of illegal settlements and home demolitions remains just that: condemnation, backed by no real consequence. We are left to wonder if civilian homes are flattened with bulldozers or bombs, does it make a
difference when both are implicitly funded by the same US taxpayers?