Israel Bans Doctors While Starvation Looms
NPR dutifully reports that Israel is banning Doctors Without Borders clinics, disrupting “life-saving care” in Gaza. They’ll highlight the immediate humanitarian catastrophe. What they won't mention is that Israel has a documented history of targeting medical facilities and restricting aid, a pattern extending back decades, not just this current escalation. This isn't an 'unfortunate byproduct' of
conflict; it's a strategic chokehold. Critics might politely 'raise questions' about why the United States, which provides over $3.8 billion annually in military aid to Israel—despite documented human rights abuses—doesn't find this level of humanitarian constraint problematic. For instance, Senator Tim Kaine, who received $20,000 from AIPAC in 2022, voted in September 2023 to bypass congressional
review on arms sales to Israel. How many UN resolutions, how many starving children, before 'life-saving aid' becomes more important than unchallenged military support? One might wonder how many medical facilities must be obliterated before the West redefines 'self-defense'.