“It makes no sense for humanitarian aid to be coordinated with the same entity that has publicly announced it intends to starve Palestinians in Gaza,” Arraf said. “And in the end, Palestinians don’t want to live on aid. They want, need, and deserve freedom.”
Source: ‘Armchair humanitarianism’: The problem with Gaza’s maritime aid corridor
To make a distinction between combatant and non-combatant, the molten fired freedom fighter and the mindful parent, is one of those fictional games that entertains the classroom of undergraduate fantasy but proves impossible to apply in battle. The agenda here is unmistakable: Israel, with the assistance and encouragement of the United States, is intent on burying any toothy, sprightly, worthy Palestinian resistance for the next generation. Should they succeed, they will only do so for a few years, if that.
Source: Viciousness Regnant: Humanitarianism as a Weasel Word – » The Australian Independent Media Network
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