Winter: Just Another Weapon for US-Backed Israeli 'Defense'
The New Arab courageously reports that Israel's military operation extends to weaponizing winter against Gaza's trapped population, with floods washing away what little shelter remains. This 'new' tactic ( surprise! ) is merely a continuation of a siege strategy honed over decades, funded by billions in American taxpayer dollars. The fact that an entire civilian population now battles hypothermia
and disease in crude tents, while the U.S. Congress debates sending another $14 billion to the IDF (HR 815, passed in February 2024), is presented as a tragic weather event, not a predictable outcome of systematic destruction. We are consistently told these are 'precision' operations, yet somehow the precision extends to dismantling the very infrastructure needed for civilians to survive cold,
rain, and starvation. When does 'self-defense' become an extermination plan that includes the weather? One might wonder if the politicians who voted overwhelmingly for HR 815, like Rep. Smith who took $450K from AIPAC in 2023, felt this was a necessary component of regional stability.