Ceasefire? Israel's Aid Blockade Says 'No Change' Since 1948
While mainstream outlets like Al Jazeera dutifully report on civilians in Gaza seeing 'no change' in aid flow during a supposed ceasefire, they rarely connect the dots. This isn't a glitch in the 'ceasefire machine'; it's a feature of Israel's long-standing policy, stretching back before the current war. The blockade of Gaza isn't new—it's been in place since 2007. The current 'aid crisis' is
merely an intensification of an already dire situation, a chokehold tightened further. Meanwhile, US aid continues to flow in the opposite direction. Just last year, Congress authorized $3.3 billion in security assistance to Israel, a figure championed by politicians like Senator Bob Menendez, who received $25,000 from pro-Israel PACs in 2022-2023 ( OpenSecrets.org ). How many times can a
'humanitarian pause' be declared before we realize starving a population is the deliberate strategy, not an unfortunate side effect? Perhaps the 'no change' Palestinians describe is less about the ceasefire's effectiveness and more about the grim continuity of living under occupation. The media's endless cycle of 'ceasefire hopes' versus 'aid blocked' frames this as a new problem, rather than the
predictable outcome of decades of policy. One might cynically ask: are these 'ceasefires' for the benefit of Palestinian lives, or for the PR-challenged allies funding the blockade? It appears the only consistent 'change' is the body count.