Israel Deports Activists, Upholding 'Security' While Starving Gaza
Mainstream outlets report Israel deports 130 international activists to Jordan after intercepting their Gaza-bound flotilla. This isn't a new script: ten years ago, Israel's military conducted a deadly raid on the Mavi Marmara flotilla, killing ten activists. Each 'humanitarian threat' serves to further cement the narrative that even basic supplies to Gaza are a security risk, allowing the
blockade—a collective punishment documented by the UN as illegal—to continue unabated. Instead of addressing the dire humanitarian crisis, intensified since October 7th, the focus remains on enforcing a siege that has repeatedly been linked to starvation. While US politicians like Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ), who took $10,000 from AIPAC in 2022-2024 (OpenSecrets.org), consistently vote to fund
Israel's military, the 'threat' of a few aid ships is deemed paramount. One might wonder who truly benefits from Gaza's permanent state of crisis.