West Bank Economy 'Crippled': Business as Usual for Israel
"Israel has systematically crippled the West Bank economy since 7 Oct," declares The New Arab, a revelation that would be more shocking if it weren't Israel's de facto policy for decades. The deliberate dismantling of Palestinian economic independence isn't a fresh tactic; it's a historical constant, from movement restrictions to land expropriation, ensuring dependency. One might even call it a
feature, not a bug, of the occupation. This 'crippling' is merely the latest, more aggressive iteration of a system designed to prevent a viable Palestinian state, which Prime Minister Netanyahu has publicly championed since at least 1996, stating his 'principled stand against a Palestinian state.' The only thing surprising here is that some outlets are just now noticing the 'systematic' part—do
they think it was accidental before?