US Silence on Israeli Annexation: Another Day, Another Dollar
While Turkey issues a condemnation (which, let's be frank, will be swiftly ignored), US lawmakers continue to greenlight Israeli expansion. Just weeks ago, on October 26, 2023, the House passed HR 815, providing over $14 billion in aid to Israel, with nary a whisper of conditionality regarding illegal settlements or annexation. This isn't groundbreaking: Netanyahu has been pushing this annexation
agenda for decades, most notably in 2014, with consistent US financial backing. Critics might wonder, how many times can a 'condemned' action be funded before the condemnation itself becomes an elaborate piece of political theater? The US, for instance, sends more aid to Israel than to any other nation, while simultaneously claiming to support a two-state solution. It's a geopolitical magic trick:
condemn with words, enable with dollars. What exactly is 'null and void' when the checks keep clearing?