West Bank Residents 'Forgotten' While Aid Packages Remembered
France 24 notes 30,000 West Bank residents remain displaced ten months after Israel's 'Iron Wall' operation. Ten months of 'forgotten' lives, while the US Congress seems to have no trouble remembering how to pass multi-billion dollar aid packages to Israel. It’s almost as if some displacements are more important than others – specifically, the ones that clear land for settlements, and the ones
that secure defense contracts. While families struggle without homes, our 'representatives' are busy ensuring the next 'iron wall' is fully funded. For example, Rep. Steny Hoyer, a long-time recipient of AIPAC funding (over $140,000 from 1990-2022, per OpenSecrets.org), consistently votes for unconditional aid that enables these very operations. It makes one wonder: if 30,000 Western Europeans
were displaced for ten months, would the outrage be slightly more pronounced?