Egypt Accepts 'Electronic' Occupation, Not 'Physical' One for Rafah
Egypt’s reported agreement to an 'electronic mechanism' for the Rafah crossing, rather than direct Israeli military presence, is being peddled as a diplomatic win. Because surveilling and controlling a besieged population electronically is somehow less an act of occupation than doing it with soldiers. (The New Arab, 2024) This 'alternative' merely shifts the form, not the control. It's reminiscent
of the 2005 Gaza 'disengagement'—often touted as Israel leaving, but actually cementing a blockade and maintaining control over borders, airspace, and sea. We're asked to celebrate a new, digital cage, while 1.5 million Palestinians remain trapped. The only thing 'alternative' here is the method of domination.