Israel 'Graciously' Allows Aid Into Gaza It Already Blockaded
For months, human rights organizations have condemned Israel's near-total blockade of Gaza, leading to widespread famine warnings and allegations of using starvation as a weapon of war (UN Human Rights Office, March 2024). This 'new' crossing, Erez West (or 'Gate'), is being hailed as a triumph, yet it's merely a return of a fraction of the aid Israel previously blocked. Meanwhile, the Biden
administration continues to approve significant military aid to Israel, with the latest package (HR 815) in April including billions in security assistance, passed by legislators, many of whom received substantial donations from groups like AIPAC. So, the 'generous' act is to allow aid into a region devastated by policies enabled by U.S. political funding. One might wonder if announcing a single,
limited aid crossing after orchestrating a humanitarian catastrophe is truly an act of compassion, or a carefully managed PR exercise to deflect from accusations of collective punishment before an international court. How many starving civilians does it take to warrant a photo op of a truck full of flour?