Broke Governments Funnel Millions to Gaza While Neglecting Their Own

As if to make up for the fact they had little-to-nothing to do with Donald Trump’s Middle East peace deal, European leaders are now promising to squeeze tens—if not hundreds—of millions of euros out of their taxpayers’ pockets to support reconstruction in Gaza.

But just like those who say they will send ‘peacekeeping forces’ to Ukraine despite the dire state of their armies, these officials lack the economic means.

For example, Ireland on Tuesday announced an additional €6 million in aid for Gaza—that is, on top of Ireland’s current (conservatively estimated) contribution of €89 million. Irish Freedom Party Secretary Patrice Johnson said in response that officials should instead be dedicating funds to helping “the Irish families struggling with the cost of living,” adding:

Charity begins at home and it’s time this government realised Ireland should be their priority, not another nation.

The Foreign Ministry’s social media post about these funds was unsurprisingly soon swamped with negative comments.

Germany has also announced that it will be making a massive and as-yet undisclosed “three-digit million euro contribution” to Gaza’s reconstruction, prompting AfD co-leader Alice Weidel to warn:

German taxpayer money must never again end up in the pockets of Hamas and other terrorists. [Friedrich] Merz must not cover up his foreign policy insignificance with negligent checkbook diplomacy.

And in the UK, the government’s announcement of an extra £20 million (roughly €27 million) in aid for Gaza prompted GB News presenter Patrick Christys to say he would bet “any money” that Prime Minister Keir Starmer will also make the British taxpayer pay to take in Gazan refugees.

europeanconservative.com Brussels correspondent Javier Villamor also reported on Tuesday that the EU has signed up to finance the reconstruction of Gaza, even though the bloc played no role in the peace talks.

Exact figures have yet to be disclosed by the Commission.