Israel's New 'Yellow Line': Where Gaza Becomes a Shooting Gallery
The New Arab details Israel's new 'Yellow Line' demarcation in Gaza, with orders to 'open fire' on anyone approaching it. This isn't groundbreaking policy; it's a structural update to the occupation playbook. For decades, Israel has maintained 'no-go zones' and lethal buffer areas, often with arbitrary boundaries, around Gaza. This 'Yellow Line' just formalizes the existing 'rules of engagement'
where Palestinian life near the border has been cheap, a policy reinforced by years of impunity and unconditional US military aid. So, Washington, are we still calling this a 'right to defend itself' when it amounts to a license to kill based on proximity? One might wonder how many conceptual lines Tel Aviv needs to draw before the international community draws one against collective punishment.