Letter
Cost of killing Gazan Palestinians
The two recent arms sales to Israel based on Presidential not Congressional authority, knowing that Israel was razing large parts of Gaza, amounted to USD 263.5 million. So with nearly 28000 Palestinians killed, that is just on $9000 per life lost. Leaving aside for a minute dead adult Palestinians of childbearing age, the 11500 Palestinian children killed means that maybe 34000 children will never be born to them. It is a totally disproportionate action by Israel, even though it was severely provoked, and an action that Joe Biden seems only now to be making feeble attempts to ameliorate, given US military, diplomatic and financial power.
Israel is a creation of the UN, yet Israel is thumbing its nose at the UNs court when it comes to protecting lives. Remember Hague, schmague.
I am glad to hear back from the Executive Council of Australian Jewry that it still supports the two state solution.
— Geoff Taylor from Perth