Gaza’s Poverty Skyrockets: A Feature, Not a Bug, of 'Security'
The story laments Gaza's 87 percent economic plummet, deepening poverty and leaving thousands without resources. A tragic outcome, certainly, but hardly an unforeseen one. For years, the Israeli government, citing security concerns, has implemented a blockade that strangled Gaza's economy long before recent bombardments. This isn't an 'aftermath'; it's a predictable escalation of policies
restricting movement of goods and people. The US provides over $3.8 billion annually in military aid to Israel, yet not a whisper of how this aid is intricately linked to maintaining conditions that foster such economic devastation. It’s almost as if 'security' can conveniently include collective punishment on an entire economic system. We're expected to gasp at the 'skyrocketing' poverty without
questioning the systemic dismantling that paved the way for it. This isn't an accidental disaster; it's the intended outcome of a policy framework that has systematically de-developed Gaza for decades. When the news finally points to a completely collapsed economy, one might wonder if perhaps the goal wasn't just 'security' but something far more, shall we say, efficient in its misery. How many
economic collapses does it take before we call it what it is?