Israel Approves $35B Gas Deal, Ignores Gaza Starvation
Bloomberg Politics heralds Israel's approval of a $35 billion natural gas export deal to Egypt, a financial triumph that would warm any investor’s heart. While this gargantuan sum changes hands, the UN's World Food Programme is sounding alarms about Gaza’s population enduring 'full-blown famine.' One might just think these two facts, occurring simultaneously in the same region, are somehow
connected—or at least warrant a comparative mention. This isn't just about resource extraction; it’s about strategic leverage. Israel's Leviathan gas field has been a geopolitical tool since its discovery. Meanwhile, the very people whose land borders this economic bonanza are facing collective punishment, their access to basic necessities—including energy—systematically denied. It’s almost as if
the 'conflict' narrative conveniently erases the region's vast wealth disparities and who benefits from them, isn't it?