"Surveillance Humanitarianism": As Gaza Starves, U.S.-Israeli Plan Would Further Weaponize Food

[Uncle Joe]

Israel has imposed a complete block on humanitarian aid into Gaza since March 2, with hundreds of trucks with lifesaving aid waiting at the border. Now many of Gaza’s kitchens have closed, and Palestinians face mass starvation as rations run low. We speak with Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University, author of Mass Starvation: The History and Future of Famine. “The majority of people in Gaza are facing emergency or catastrophic levels of food insecurity,” says de Waal. “Rations are getting low, and the poorest and most vulnerable are beginning to starve and die.”

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[AloeVera]

1. Nothing says "humanitarian aid guided by humanity, impartiality, neutrality and independence...

Like the food you and your family is starving for being gate-kept at de facto "checkpoints" with face-recognition software and ever-welcoming, neutral IDF troops armed with tanks and guns. Maybe some drones hovering overhead. A blacklist handy of every family that ever crossed paths with Hamas, has a member in the civil service like the police, medical workers, rescue operations or office administration - or ever said a word of criticism about Israel.

No doubt this is going to work out very well. Just not for Palestinians.