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Pentagon says none of the aid unloaded from US pier off coast of Gaza has been delivered to broader Palestinian population (edition.cnn.com)

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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

It was never meant to, as it would interfere with Israel's use of Starvation as a cheap Final Solution for Gaza.

It was only ever meant to generate the right kind of images on TV in order to sway enough Progressives to keep voting for Biden so that he wins the upcoming election.

The whole thing is pretty much like a slum landlord loudly "giving money to Charity" whilst squeezing large numbers of poor tenants who have no other options with expensive rents and bad conditions: a symbolic "positive" action propagandized very loudly while far vaster negative actions are kept as much as possible quiet, so that for outside observers - who judge the scope of those actions by what they see rather than what is actually happenning - the total looks like positive and they conclude this is a good person.

Of course, as per the track record of the American and Israeli propaganda so far, the failure of something which was always meant to fail is, just like every single bad action by Israel without exception, blamed on Hamas.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

maybe handing this shit directly to the people bombing infants in hospitals makes clear its all a publicity stunt

[–] BaroqueInMind@lemmy.one 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Hamas doesn't bomb infants in hospitals, so no one is handing them aid, they are taking it away for themselves.

[–] Maalus@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

They were talking about handing the aid to Israel.

[–] Socsa@sh.itjust.works -1 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Of course not. We saw the same thing in darfur. The warlords create a famine to get aid shipments and then use the aid shipments to feed their soldiers.

Obviously we still need to do everything we can to feed Gaza, but there needs to be an understanding wrapped into that that Hamas are not freedom fighters. Freedom fighters do not use starvation of the people they seek to liberate as a propaganda weapon.

[–] SaltySalamander@fedia.io 1 points 4 months ago

there needs to be an understanding wrapped into that that Hamas are not freedom fighters. Freedom fighters do not use starvation of the people

Israel is perpetuating the starvation. But you know that.

[–] Tryptaminev@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

Several desperate Gazans intercepted trucks delivering aid from the pier over the weekend, leading the UN to suspend the delivery operations until the logistical challenges are resolved.

The US is working with Israel and the United Nations to establish “alternative routes” for the safe delivery of the 569 tons of aid transported to Gaza since last week, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said on Tuesday.

Asked whether any of the aid has been delivered to the people of Gaza, Ryder said, “As of today, I do not believe so.” He added that aid had been held in an assembly area on shore, but as of Tuesday had begun getting moved to warehouses for distribution throughout Gaza as alternative routes have been established.

Ahh yes, blame it on "warlords" and blame it on Hamas instead of acknowledging the deliberate starvation of people to result in people desperate for food. Great way to distract from the perpetrator of starvation, which is Israel who btw. could still end this famine today, by allowing in all aid and stop burning aid trucks.

[–] Space_Racer@lemm.ee -1 points 4 months ago

Kind of reminds me of Mogadishu with supply handouts. Warlords just take everything.

[–] Crampon@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

No way! Wholesome Hamas would never.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Did you even read the article? Hamas is mentioned exactly zero times wrt to the aid. This is all the US and Israel's doing.

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Did you read the article? It’s neither the US nor Israel. It’s “a group of men in Gaza.”

Over the weekend, as trucks began moving the aid delivered off the floating pier, CNN reported that a group of men in Gaza intercepted the aid, saying they did not trust that it was actually meant for the Palestinian people.

“I have doubts,” Mounir Ayad, a Gaza resident, told CNN near the pier. “I don’t understand this floating pier or what it indicates and what its purpose is. They say it’s for aid, but people are apprehensive. Is this aid or something else? We know that the US has never supported the Palestinian cause, so it’s implausible that it’s giving us aid without something in return.”

Ryder acknowledged on Tuesday that some initial aid brought into Gaza was “intercepted by some people who took that aid off those vehicles.”

Edit: Downvoted for copying and pasting the article shows your preference in maintaining a narrative over understanding the facts. There’s enough wrong about what’s happening without willful ignorance or manipulation of truth.

[–] Crampon@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

This is Lemmy. Facts are not important.

[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Also this means US and UN are not withholding aid to Gaza!

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The amount of aid getting to the Gaza shoreline from its initial staging area in Cyprus has also fallen short of initial Pentagon estimates

[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There, you see. UN is starving Palestinians on purpose.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

This isn't an UN operation, it's a US/Israel joint operation and was in fact Bibi's idea. UNRWA is a UN operation.

https://m.jpost.com/international/article-791239

[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But I've been told here we can't trust JPost or Ynet.

[–] wildbus8979@sh.itjust.works 0 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Clearly complex nuanced issues aren't you're forte. But when evaluating media it's important to remember who benefits from their bias. When people brag about doing things that aren't actually the brag they think it is, they probably aren't lying.

[–] MeanEYE@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago

Am behaving like a numbnut on purpose. It's the same excuse that has been thrown my way on Lemmy when there was something which didn't fit other people's narrative. But my sarcasm wasn't as obvious. Sorry about that.