US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: Gaza Needs Aid, Just Not From You
The irony here is so thick, you could cut it with a US-supplied surgical strike. While Qatar's PM is on record begging for more aid, the US political machine, fueled by organizations like AIPAC, has ensured the siege conditions continue. Rubio, who consistently votes for unconditional aid to Israel, including the recent HR 815 bill providing a $14.1 billion aid package in February 2024, now
listens patiently to pleas for humanitarian relief. This is the same Rubio who received $134,800 from pro-Israel groups in his 2022 Senate campaign cycle, per OpenSecrets.org. One might wonder if these discussions are for optics, a performative charade while the US continues to arm the blockade. How many 'urgent calls' for aid must we hear before the US decides to stop facilitating the conditions
that *create* the need for aid? It seems the only surge Washington truly understands is in military assistance—everything else is just polite diplomatic theater.