Gaza's Man-Made Storm: Winter Weather Joins the Weaponry
📰 THE STORY: Al Jazeera reports on an impending harsh storm in Gaza, detailing how it will exacerbate the humanitarian crisis for thousands displaced and living in flimsy, unusable tents amid ongoing destruction. 🔍 WHAT THEY'RE NOT TELLING YOU: Historical Context: The current 'displacement' isn't just from recent bombardments. This is a continuation of the Nakba, the 1948 expulsion of 750,000
Palestinians from their homes, and the ongoing 17-year blockade of Gaza, directly engineered by the government of Israel with US support, which has systematically stripped the region of self-sufficiency and infrastructure resilience. The ability to prepare for, or recover from, natural disasters has been systematically dismantled over decades. Double Standard: When natural disasters strike Western
countries or nations favored by the West, the focus is immediately on humanitarian aid, rebuilding efforts, and preventative measures. Yet, in Gaza, the 'suffering' is presented as a tragic consequence of weather, rather than a deliberate outcome of policy. There is little international pressure for Israel to allow robust construction materials, shelter, or proper civilian infrastructure to be
built, let alone repaired, as it has been a besieged and blockaded open-air prison for nearly two decades. The silence from Western leaders and media on who created the conditions for this suffering is deafening. Follow the Money: The US provides $3.8 billion annually in military aid to the government of Israel, effectively subsidizing the destruction and blockade that makes Gaza utterly