By Walt Zlotow
President Trump has more important things to accomplish than spend taxpayer treasure on the commons, be it infrastructure, education, health care, green energy to name a few. Nope, top of the list for Trump is gifting his comrade in Palestinian genocide Benjamin Netanyahu with another $6.4 billion in weaponry to complete Israel’s genocidal ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza.
The $6.4 billion includes 30 AH-64 Apache attack helicopters and 3,250 infantry assault vehicles, just what Netanyahu needs to obliterate Palestinians he doesn’t starve to death. All this with a compliant Congress and Trump’s grisly assistance.
Meanwhile the American public largely ignores the genocide its government enables; indeed could not occur without the tens of billions first Biden and now Trump has gifted Israel in the two years of genocidal ethnic cleansing in Gaza.
Americans should take a page from the Italian public which is putting America to shame with their pushback against their government’s support of the genocide.
Yesterday Italian labor unions led a massive 24-hour general strike to protest Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza. Hundreds of thousands in over 75 cities across Italy shut down businesses, schools, train stations and ports.
Protest leaders targeted right-wing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, pointing out her complicity in Israeli’s genocide through arms sales to Israel. Meloni has rejected the ICC warrants and said Netanyahu would not be arrested if he enters Italy.
Giuseppe Conte, who leads the independent progressive Five Star Movement suggested “Meloni should listen to the voice of those who are peacefully protesting and asking her to act, rather than curling up to Washington to protect her friend, the war criminal Netanyahu. “Meloni should take a stand with the facts against those who have slaughtered 20,000 children, rather than limiting herself to saying, ‘I do not agree.’ And she should stop running away from the debate in Parliament.”
The Italian pushback is more symbolic than substantive since Italy’s Prime Minister Meloni is a small player in genocide enabling compared to America’s monstrous, decisive role.
Wake up, Americans. Replicate the Italian general strike here and even ravenous genocide enabler Trump, his ghoulish genocide advisors and our deplorable Congress might have to take notice and pivot to peace.
Walt Zlotow, West Suburban Peace Coalition, Glen Ellyn IL
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The humanitarian fifty vessel Flotilla for Gaza is under Israeli harassment in international waters right now but both the Italian and Spanish governments have provided escort frigates to discourage Israeli excesses and to provide assistance and, if necessary, conduct rescues after a night of drone attacks on the humanitarian flotilla.
The vessels are carrying humanitarian aid in the form of medical supplies, infant formula and other essentials which Israel are vehemently opposed to allowing into Gaza. Israel insists, somewhat lamely, that there may be guns and ammunition onboard the vessels which may be directed to Hamas – just as they insist that demolishing high rise blocks of flats in Gaza city may have been a hideout for Hamas fighters even though they know that is not true as the former occupants of these flats are huddled in the open watching their homes be demolished. As with these vessels which will be completely open for inspection prior to discharging their cargoes.
Surely nobody can still believe that Netanyahu is engaged in anything other than genocide of the Palestinian people ?