In a touching and heartfelt post on social media this week, Washington U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell assured her constituents that she wishes all the best for the Palestinians she approved more funding to kill this week.
“I know a lot of you have gotten the wrong idea about me just because I got a cozy little lunch with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu last month as images of Palestinians starving to death poured in on your phones,” said Sen. Cantwell. “And because this week I approved $675 million more in weapons sales to Israel instead of joining Sen. Patty Murray on Sen. Bernie Sanders’ effort to block further funding of Israel’s war crimes. But I actually totally wish the best for the Palestinians and that someone totally helps them out before they are inevitably bombed to death–no one should die on an empty stomach. My latest check from AIPAC cleared, so it’s not going to be me, but I certainly hope someone else does!”
When asked who she’s specifically hoping to see step up to help them instead of herself in any actionable way, Sen. Cantwell said she was really counting on President Donald Trump to do something instead.
“Look, I can’t do anything right now because I’ve cashed more than $500,000 from AIPAC and I’m still hoping to someday cash more than $6 million from them like my California colleague, Sen. Adam Schiff,” Sen. Cantwell said. “But maybe President Trump will do something for them! Or NGOs could just figure something else out on their own? Man, I dunno, I have a Lake Washington yacht to catch. I just want to be clear, though: I’m not against anything good happening to the Palestinians – it’s just that my AIPAC rep needs to know I’m not involved in it in anyway. I’m just a U.S. Senator and my hands are tied in the finest velvet.”
At press time, Sen. Cantwell said she’s also not against someone helping out all her cash-strapped Washington constituents who could have really used all the billions in U.S. tax dollars sent to help Israel instead, but she really hopes someone does!
