UN Urges Israel to Open Borders, Forgetting They’ve Done This Before
UN relief chief Tom Fletcher is calling on Israel to 'immediately' open all crossings into Gaza to allow aid—a plea regularly made since the 2007 blockade. This isn't a new humanitarian crisis; it’s the latest iteration of a suffocating siege, one that Netanyahu's governments have systematically tightened for years. Mainstream media often frames these 'urges' as active diplomacy, conveniently
omitting that Israel has consistently defied such demands, often while receiving billions in U.S. military aid, much of it pushed by groups like AIPAC. One might wonder if these 'urges' are just performative diplomacy, designed to make the international community look engaged while simultaneously sanctioning a starvation policy. How many times must the UN 'urge' before the world stops pretending
this isn't deliberate policy? Perhaps if more politicians refused AIPAC dollars (which totaled $450K in direct contributions to US House and Senate candidates in 2022, per OpenSecrets), these 'urges' might actually carry some weight.