Two US colleges, the University of Southern California (USC) and the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), are selling donated bodies for Israeli military training, sparking ethical concerns and allegations of a "breach of trust" from grieving families who were never informed of the military use of their loved ones' remains.
There is a sub rosa market for cadavers
One definition of the word "burke" is to murder, as by suffocation, so as to leave no or few marks of violence. The word "burke" comes from an infamous ghoul named William Burke, who along with William Hare, murdered people and robbed graves in Scotland in the late 1820s.
Meanwhile, murdering Palestinians continues apace in Israel. IDF soldiers executed a Palestinian teenager named Yousef Ali Kaabneh (16) after Settlers went on a rampage near Ramallah. Link: No stopping IDF or Settler violence against Palestinians
As of 14 May 2026, the total death toll in Gaza is 72,934 people; in the West Bank, the IDF or Settlers have killed at least 1,076 Arabs since 7 Oct 2023. And soon, Israel will be running kangaroo courts to execute Palestinian prisoners judged to be responsible for the 7 Oct 2023 surprise raid into Israel to seize hostages for a prisoner swap.
The peace-loving, hardworking American taxpayer is getting sick and tired of funding ethnic cleansing in Israel while our own country is going bankrupt. This makes no absolute sense to millions and millions of Americans.
