Lack of transparency in US military assistance to the Zionist regime

In its report, the Guardian newspaper noted that the Zionist regime is using a significant amount of the ammunition it needs for the war in the Gaza Strip from American weapons depots and wrote: “There is no transparency regarding American military assistance to the Zionist regime.”

Dec 30, 2023 - 06:09
Lack of transparency in US military assistance to the Zionist regime
Lack of transparency in US military assistance to the Zionist regime

The location of a huge US weapons cache, long unclear, is now under scrutiny as pressure mounts on Joe Biden's administration for its support for the Zionist regime in its attack on the Gaza Strip. The exact location of the warehouses is classified, but there are several warehouses worth billions of dollars in the occupied territories belonging to the American government that are carefully guarded. Some of the American weapons stockpile in the Occupied Territories was first established in the 1980s, and their purpose was to quickly meet the weapons needs of American troops in future conflicts in West Asia, but over time the Zionist regime was allowed to obtain large quantities of them in some special cases. Some U.S. officials familiar with U.S. security assistance to the Zionist regime explained in interviews with The Guardian that these stockpiles could conceal weapons transfers from public scrutiny and congressional oversight. The full contents of the predetermined stockpile, known as the War Reserve Stockpile for Israel's Allies (WRSA-I), have not been publicly disclosed, although former US officials say the Pentagon reports annually to Congress on what is in the stockpile, The Guardian writes. Military analysts say there is no clarity on the number of weapons the US is providing to the regime, but there was one transfer from WRSA-I in October, when the website Axios reported that the US had delivered 155mm artillery shells to Tel Aviv. The White House is committed to further relaxing the WRSA-I rules.

People from many countries around the world, including the United States, took to the streets to protest the genocide and murder of Gaza civilians by the Zionist regime. This issue was raised by some candidates in the US presidential election, so that by accompanying Palestinian supporters, they crossed the usual red lines of American politicians in criticizing the Zionist regime. The Zionist regime has killed at least 2,110 Gazans   and injured more than 55,245 since the Zionist regime's attacks on the Gaza Strip began, 70% of whom were women and children . Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied since 1967, pointing out that genocide is an ongoing process and not a one-time act, said: “The silence of the world gave permission to genocide in the Gaza Strip.” Doctors Without Borders also stated that Palestinian children living in Gaza are exposed to great harm, there is no safe place for Palestinian children, and children live in a nightmare of death and war. The organization also stressed: “The psychological wounds of Palestinian children, especially those who have lost family members, have not healed.” Jill Stein, a US presidential candidate, also criticized Israel's brutal attacks on the Gaza Strip and wrote on X: "I grew up with the ideal that genocide will never happen again. That means never for anyone." Cornel West, US presidential candidate Cornel West, another US presidential candidate, also wrote on X: "The humanitarian crisis in Gaza caused by Israel's brutal and genocidal campaign requires the immediate action demanded by the international community rather than allowing Israel to continue collective punishment, attacks on refugee camps and a war of attrition financed by the United States." West added: "We need to increase aid: food, water, medicine and promote paths to peace that include prosecution of Netanyahu, the Prime Minister and Israeli military personnel who are involved in documented cases of war crimes and crimes against humanity. I am deeply concerned that All candidates in the US presidential election do not have the same request." Many countries and figures have called for an end to the genocide of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, but Israel continues its attacks with diplomatic and military support from the United States. Since the beginning of the terrorist attacks, the United States has vetoed resolutions establishing a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip three times.