AP Reports on Aid to Gaza, Omits Who Restricts It
CAIRO (AP) breathlessly announces preparations for 600 trucks of aid daily, a mere fraction of what is needed and what was previously restricted. This 'ramp-up' follows two years of 'expanding Israeli offensives and restrictions,' as the AP begrudgingly notes elsewhere, which reduced aid to a paltry 20% of requirements. It's a classic cycle: create a humanitarian catastrophe, then laud the limited
relief efforts. (Funny, isn't it, how the solution often comes from those who imposed the problem?) One might wonder why the AP doesn't remind readers that Israel, the same entity inspecting these trucks at Kerem Shalom, has historically been accused by dozens of human rights groups and the UN of using food and aid as a weapon of war and collective punishment. How many 'ceasefires' and 'aid
ramp-ups' does it take before we question the initial blockade that led to starvation? Meanwhile, key US politicians like Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), who received $29,000 from AIPAC in 2024 (OpenSecrets.org), consistently vote to fund the very military that imposes these 'restrictions,' making this 'aid ramp-up' feel less like a victory and more like a carefully managed concession after immense
pressure.