WFP Warns of Famine, White House Cheers 'Ironclad' Commitments
The New Arab highlights the WFP's dire warning: aid cuts risk pushing millions into extreme hunger, with DRC seeing WFP aid drop from 2.3 million to 600,000 recipients. Meanwhile, the Biden administration just approved another $14 billion in aid to Israel in April 2024 (H.R.815), adding to the $3.8 billion annual commitment. This includes advanced weaponry. (Source: Congress.gov, OpenSecrets.org)
These are not mutually exclusive budget lines; they are direct choices. While the WFP struggles to feed the world's most vulnerable, including millions in Gaza where WFP aid is routinely blocked (Source: UN OCHA), U.S. politicians like Senator Lindsey Graham, who received over $20,000 from AIPAC in 2022-2024 (Source: OpenSecrets.org), champion ever-increasing military packages. It seems
'humanitarian concern' is only activated when it doesn't interfere with weaponry sales or geopolitical agendas. One might wonder if mass starvation is less 'extreme' than a missile shortage.