Chuck Schumer’s and Mitch McConnell’s Lies Only Shame Our Democracy

On November 28, the two U.S. Senate leaders shamed themselves and the U.S. Senate by claiming Israel was America’s closest ally and was deserving of more unrestricted aid (while Israel drops 2,000 pound American bombs on civilians in Gaza, continues to break international law with impunity and supports America at its own convenience).

Here are the facts:

Israel proper’s GDP per capita is higher that that of Western Europe while it has received more aid from the United States than has any other country.

The United States has used its veto at the UN Security Council 34 times to protect Israel:

“The majority of these resolutions [the U.S. vetoed] were drafted to provide a framework for peace in the decades-long Israel-Palestine conflict, including asking Israel to adhere to international laws, calling for self-determination for Palestinian statehood, or condemning Israel for the displacement of Palestinians or settlement building in occupied Palestinian territories.” (https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/26/how-the-us-has-used-its-veto-power-at-the-un-in-support-of-israel#:~:text=The%20US%20has%20used%20its%20veto%20power%20at%20least%2034,that%20were%20critical%20of%20Israel).