NPR: Ceasefire Holds As Aid Stalled, Because Humanitarianism is Hard
While NPR gently notes aid impedance, they conveniently skip the history of such 'stalls.' Netanyahu’s government has a long, documented pattern of using 'security' pretexts to control aid, dating back decades. This isn't a glitch, it's a feature. The delay isn't just bureaucratic red tape; it's a component of a policy documented by human rights organizations as collective punishment. How many
different ways can 'impeding aid' be translated before the international community calls it what it is? The notion that a 'ceasefire' is holding while basic necessities are withheld from 2 million people isn't news, it's a euphemism. It seems starving civilians is now considered a form of 'stalled progress.' When does slow-motion siege stop being 'stalled' and start being a war crime?