American weapons kill 7 World Central Kitchen aid workers.
American weapons kill more than 32,000 Palestinian civilians.
American weapons kill 196 aid workers since Oct. 7.
The U.S. sends more weapons to Israel, including ones that destroy entire city blocks.
Which headline is most disturbing?
Of all the reports this past week, the killing of seven WCK aid workers – after WCK coordinated its plans with the Israel Defense Forces — seems to have raised the most ire, including from representatives of our government. “This is not only an attack against WCK, this is an attack on humanitarian organizations showing up in the most dire of situations where food is being used as a weapon of war,” says Erin Gore, spokesperson for WCK. We agree.
Our government says aid workers need to be protected. (What kind of ally is it that needs to be taught such a basic humanitarian precept!) But what about the 32,000 plus Palestinian civilians whom the Israelis have killed with our weapons, not to mention the 196 indigenous aid workers whose deaths raised little or no concern from our government? Are these neighbors of less importance to us? And how hypocritical is it to continue to send bombs to kill and maim and destroy while protesting the deaths of these workers? And yet, more American bombs are on the way.
The vast majority of the thousands whom the Israelis have killed are not Hamas. It is past time for the U.S. to stem this slaughter by suspending arms sales to Israel.
World Central Kitchen: Getting Personal
Write to your congress persons to let them know that this is no longer acceptable.