For-Profit Exodus: Gaza's New 'Evacuation' Economy
The Financial Times details how Palestinians are paying up to $10,000 per person to 'brokers' to escape Gaza. (Who knew 'evacuation' could be such a lucrative growth sector?) This isn't just opportunistic grifting; it's the natural market consequence of a siege that has made Gaza unlivable, pushing its population to the brink of forced displacement. Instead of merely reporting on the bizarre
emergence of this 'evacuation' industry, perhaps connect it to policy. The international community, led by the US (which shovels billions in military aid to Israel, like the $14 billion in HR 815), could demand open borders and safe passage for Gazans without a profit motive. But where’s the profit in that? One might wonder if forced displacement and making a tidy sum off the misery are, in fact,
complementary objectives for some.