Joseph Guarino 🐲🐝🏳️🌈🚊🦉🍥@RoninJoey
Let’s look at what your choices for Gaza were between Trump, Biden, and ultimately Harris and where she stood in all of this.
January 2017: Trump immediately (one of the first things he did) places hold on $221 million in aid that Obama administration released in the final hours
Jan 2018: The U.S. withheld $65 mil of planned $125 mil payment to UNRWA
March 2018: The Taylor Force Act signed into law, prohibiting U.S. economic aid to the Palestinian Authority (PA) as long as it continued payments to the families of individuals killed or imprisoned for attacks on Israelis. This will come into play later in an important way, as it will force Biden to find creative or furtive ways to provide money and justify Trump’s total pause in 2025.
August 2018: Trump redirects $200 mil intended for projects in West Bank and Gaza to "high-priority projects elsewhere" (his wallet).
Same Month 2018: Trump cuts over $350 mil annually from UNRWA, functionally dismantling it, ending services to Gazans.
2019-2020: The Taylor Force Act halts all US funding that directly benefits the PA. Humanitarian aid to Gaza reduced to minimal levels focused on specific private NGOs (Trump’s friends), blocking out the UN. Trump still president BTW
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April 2021: Biden administration announces restoration of $235 million in aid to Palestinians, including $150 million to UNRWA and $85 million for humanitarian assistance in the West Bank and Gaza.
2021–2023: The administration provides roughly $100 million in humanitarian assistance over three years, focused on rebuilding, food security, and healthcare following the May 2021 Gaza war (remember that?)
2023 July: Biden-Harris admin comes out against Netanyahu’s attempts to reform the judiciary in his favor to avoid criminal charges and maintain power. Clear indication of intention. Later in 2025, Trump admin alleges Biden-Harris funneled as much as 1 billion dollars through various means to fund protests against Netanyahu.
Oct 7 Hamas attacks: Biden announces $100 million in humanitarian aid for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank.
March 2024 (THIS PART IS IMPORTANT PAY ATTENTION): Aid Freeze (UNRWA). Following allegations UNRWA staffers participated in the Oct 7 attacks, Congress passes a law banning US funding to UNRWA until at least March 2025.
March 2024: Harris meets with Benny Ganz after Selma speech and presses him on allowing aid.
March-May 2024: US begins airdropping food and aid. Biden directs DOD build temporary floating pier (JLOTS) to deliver aid by sea to circumvent land-based blockades, officially opens May 17, 2024. Biden redirects 135m to Gaza through USAID, hundreds mil more through UN
July 2024: After meeting with Netanyahu, Harris challenges him on death toll especially of children in press statement.
By end Jan 2025, US total aid commitments to Gaza since October 2023 reach over $1.2 billion. Biden brokers ceasefire on way out.
We can save evidence of Trump and Netanyahu collabing to prolong the war for another post (August 2024 phone call).
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The Gaza Riviera at last,” Jared sighed. He and Trump turned to each other at the same time, and said: “LET’S MAKE SOME MONAAAAY”
Early 2025: New administration imposes stricter controls, locking out or laying off large percentage of USAID staff, pausing previously promised funds. Aid to Palestine effectively ended. Gaza Famine gets 10x worse.
June 2025: Trump announces $30 million grant to the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a private, U.S.-backed group. Locks out UN-led systems, private security for distribution. Membership on this board is a steal at only a billion dollars. Pay for play by any definition.
None of the free medicine, flour, water, food Biden/Harris sent for years. Privatized ports instead of Biden’s free US military protected pier. Where’d all that money go?
Was it worth it? Are both sides still the same? Is this better? It’s not nearly over yet. Stay tuned.
