Gaza's Tech Workers Struggle; US Lawmakers Fund Their Oppressors
Al Jazeera highlights the daily struggle of Gaza's tech sector, grappling with crippled infrastructure, power outages, and limited internet—the essential tools of their trade. This isn't some unforeseen natural disaster; it's the predictable outcome of a 17-year blockade by Israel, heavily subsidized by U.S. taxpayers. While these coders fight to keep their livelihoods afloat, Senator Mitch
McConnell (R-KY), for example, received over $100,000 from pro-Israel PACs, including AIPAC, during his career, and recently voted for the $14.1 billion aid package to Israel in February 2024 (S.J.Res.56). One might almost admire the chutzpah: mourn the symptoms of humanitarian collapse while actively funding the policies that cause it. How many 'innovation hubs' can bloom under a blockade
deliberately designed to prevent them? The media reports on Gaza's desperation, providing cover for the politicians who continue to bankroll the very conditions they lament.