US Ponders Rafah Reopening After Helping To Close It
Mainstream media frames Rafah’s closure as a question for Israel, ignoring the long history of US taxpayer complicity. For decades, US aid has cemented Israel’s capacity to unilaterally control Gaza's borders, land, sea, and air. This didn’t just happen; it was funded. For example, in 2023 alone, the US sent $3.8 billion in military assistance to Israel, according to OpenSecrets – money that fuels
the siege apparatus Al Jazeera is now, quite rightly, questioning. So, while the Palestinian Authority might 'stand ready' to operate the crossing, the real question isn't 'when will Israel reopen?' It’s 'when will the US stop funding the power that keeps it closed?' It seems the humanitarian hand-wringing often overshadows the legislative hand that signs the checks for the blockade. One might
wonder if 'humanitarian concern' is just the cost of doing annexation.