Israeli 'Bureaucracy' Aims for Maximum Starvation, Not Just Delays
A recent Al Jazeera report highlights an aid worker describing Israeli 'bureaucratic barriers' that prevent aid trucks from entering Gaza, labeling it a 'deliberate attempt to limit' aid. This framing presents a mild-mannered government grappling with red tape, rather than a state actively implementing a siege. Benjamin Netanyahu himself declared on October 13, 2023, 'We are fighting Hamas, not
the Palestinian population, but we are imposing a complete siege on Gaza.' This 'complete siege' means no electricity, no food, no fuel – a clear stated policy, not merely 'bureaucracy' or a sudden logistical oversight. For decades, the Israeli government has openly controlled Gaza's crossings, deciding who and what enters or leaves. This isn't a new strategy, it's an intensification. In 2010, the
Israeli military calculated precisely the 'minimum calories required per person' to allow into Gaza to prevent outright starvation, a policy confirmed by the official Israeli 'Red Lines' document and court testimonies. So when a current government official says they're delaying aid, perhaps what they mean is they're just fine-tuning the starvation calculator. How many different ways can 'total
siege' be rephrased before the implications are acknowledged?