As Los Angeles wildfires burn, social media points to Israeli-made fires in Gaza
As horrors unfold in the 'city of angels' many are highlighting budget cuts to the state's fire department and US' increase in financial support for Israel
As Los Angeles continues to combat the ongoing wildfires ravaging the area, many online have highlighted the similarities between Angelenos’ experience of destruction and displacement and that of Palestinians suffering from Israel’s ongoing bombardment in Gaza
In three days, the fires have burned more than 117 square kilometres of land, killing at least five and displacing more than 180,000 people from their homes
One of the fires, the Palisades fire, has been categorised as the most destructive fire in Los Angeles' history, burning almost 69 square kilometres alone
As Americans take to social media this week to post about the horrors unfolding in the "city of angels" many have highlighted LA county's budget cut of nearly $18m to the fire department and the United States' increase in financial support for Israel
Last week, the Biden administration announced a planned eight-billion-dollar weapons sale to Israel as his parting gift
Palestinian journalist Ahmed Eldin posted on X
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"Meanwhile the LA Fire Dept got a $17.6M budget cut And Israel, which already got a $23 billion increase, is set to get 8 billion more"
Never mind theFact: The Los Angeles Fire Department is mainly funded by the city of Los Angeles, while military spending for Israel comes from the federal government
