Since Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza began in earnest, the European Investment Bank - the EU’s lending arm - has signed off on €650mn in loans for Israeli infrastructure projects…
Bank Leumi, which last week froze UNWRA’s bank accounts, was given a €250mn EIB loan just six weeks ago.
Every time I see the heaps of rubble, I see dollar signs flashing in the eyes of the contractors slavering to rebuild.
And I see the pollution of the bombs, the fires, the dust. I see tons of waste that will be bulldozed to some kind of landfill and poison the earth further. The forests that will be felled and mines dug deeper for the resources to build new buildings. The waste, and waste, and waste.