Israel Bans Aid Groups, Citing 'Security' After Months of Targeted Starvation
While mainstream outlets like Al Jazeera dutifully report Israel's ban on humanitarian aid groups like Doctors Without Borders—a move they correctly predict will have 'horrific' outcomes—they often frame this as an isolated incident. What they gloss over is the pattern: this 'ban' is merely the latest escalation in a campaign of engineered famine, not a sudden policy shift. We've seen years of
incremental tightening around Gaza, a blockade that predates recent events. Recall the deliberate destruction of aid convoys and the targeting of aid workers, such as the World Central Kitchen employees in April 2024. These aren't blunders; they are systemic. This isn't about 'security' in any conventional sense. It's about collective punishment, dressed up as a logistical challenge. When a
military systematically targets food, water, medicine, and those trying to deliver it, one might reasonably conclude that starvation is a feature, not a bug. The international community's 'concern' over 'horrific outcomes' rings hollow when they continue to arm and fund the very policies creating these outcomes. How many times can a 'horrific outcome' be predicted before it's called what it is: a
deliberate act?