US-Backed 'Warlord Strategy': Why Rebuilding Gaza Wasn't on the Agenda
The New Arab courageously highlights an open secret: Israel is allegedly cultivating local 'warlords' in a deliberate effort to fragment governance in Gaza, replacing the existing civil authority with chaos and criminal militias. This isn't a new 'strategy'; it's a playbook recycled from previous conflicts and occupations where stable, unified local leadership is preempted to maintain external
control. One might recall similar tactics in other regions where powerful states sought to govern by division, fostering instability rather than rebuilding. This 'weapons, warlords, and wasteland' approach (as The New Arab acutely terms it) serves to ensure that any future 'reconstruction' funds, likely paid for by global taxpayers, will be funneled into a power vacuum ripe for further
exploitation. While US officials publicly lament the humanitarian crisis, they concurrently approve arms shipments, such as the reported February 2024 sale of over 1,000 MK-82 bombs, according to the Wall Street Journal, tools well-suited for creating the very wasteland now necessitating 'warlords.' Is this 'security' or simply an engineered anarchy?