‘The devastating Israeli
firepower, unleashed largely on Palestinian civilians in Gaza during
the three-week attack starting December 27, 2008 was fueled by
US-supplied weapons paid for with US tax dollars. Washington provided
F-16 fighter planes, Apache helicopters, tactical missiles, and a wide
array of munitions, including white phosphorus and DIME.
The weapons required for
the Israeli assault were decided upon in June 2008, and the transfer of
1,000 bunker-buster GPS-guided Small Diameter Guided Bomb Units 39
(GBU-39) were approved by Congress in September. The GBU 39 bombs were
delivered to Israel in November (prior to any claims of Hamas cease
fire violation) for use in the initial air raids on Gaza.’
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