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Okay, I can understand banning guns, rockets, even fertilizer… but macaroni?
State Department spokesman Robert Wood:
Aid should never be used as a political weapon.
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I thought that was what the tunnels were for? Isn’t it progressive to think an entire population is dependent on tunnels to feed, protect itself, because the Zionists are the masters of the middle east? Who needs nuclear weapons when you can just starve your enemies?
A month or so ago, they would not allow dates in because they considered them a luxury item
If you brandish a box of KD in front of an RCMP officer though, expect to get tased, bro.
Agreed, aid should not be used as a political tool. I think this raises two points:
1) what are the boundaries of aid. When does a product become more than a staple? In this case, macaroni seems like it could go either way, but why is it the responsibility of the Israeli government to provide a hostile enclave with things like soft drinks or other non-essential items?
2) who is manipulating this aid for political aims? Aid distributed in Gaza should be done by a neutral party. It should appear to be comming from the UN and nobody else. Their have been instances of Hamas stealing from UN warehouses and trying to either distribute products on their own, or on the black market, at much inflated prices. By Hamas distributing the aid they can establish themselves as an authority and wield increased control of the population (for example, denying aid to their political opponents). I think it is reasonable for Israel to ask for guarantees that turning over aid to Gaza will not strengthen the position of a hostile opponent.
To the best of my knowledge, nobody in Gaza is dying of hunger, but Israel is not obliged to provide sustenance to its enemies–from whom it has attempted to dissociate itself.