Israel/Palestine

Eugene

(61,899 posts) Thu Mar 7, 2024, 11:28 PM Mar 7

'Who is going to distribute it?': the key flaw in US's plan to build aid port in Gaza

Earlier DU thread: Biden to announce construction of temporary port on Gaza coast for humanitarian aid

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Source: The Guardian

‘Who is going to distribute it?’: the key flaw in US’s plan to build aid port in Gaza

‘You need drivers, trucks and a distribution system that doesn’t exist,’ says president of Refugees International aid advocacy group

Julian Borger in Washington
Fri 8 Mar 2024 00.09 GMT
Last modified on Fri 8 Mar 2024 01.48 GMT

The US plan to build a floating port off the Gaza coast is a bold move, reminiscent of the Mulberry harbours built after D-day in Normandy, but there are serious concerns that what relief it brings will be too little too late for Palestinians facing starvation.

“When we talk about the sea route, it’s going to take weeks to set up and we are talking about a population that is starving now. We have already seen children dying of hunger,” said Ziad Issa, the head of humanitarian policy at the ActionAid charity.

US officials have presented the plan as Washington taking leadership and “not waiting for the Israelis”, but the Israelis will still have a say on how effective it is in delivering aid, especially in the north, where the threat of famine is most imminent.

Israeli inspectors will be in the Cypriot port of Larnaca, scrutinising cargoes of aid going into southern Gaza, and the inspections will provide Israel a tool with which to regulate the flow in the name of security vetting.

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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/07/gaza-floating-port-aid-palestinians-impact

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'Who is going to distribute it?': the key flaw in US's plan to build aid port in Gaza (Original Post) Eugene Mar 7 OP

Typical Guardian negativity. I suspect there will be international help. JohnSJ Mar 7 #1

I'm sure the administration is working on that. The key worry is getting it done on time LymphocyteLover Mar 8 #2

Very important point in the article: AloeVera Mar 11 #3

Thats not even remotely the issue. Mosby Mar 12 #4

Holy cow. AloeVera Mar 12 #5

What's that supposed to mean? Mosby Mar 12 #6

Well... AloeVera Mar 12 #7

None of Palestine's neighbors trust them NorthCountryLib Mar 15 #8

And facts can be used as red herrings... AloeVera Mar 17 #9

JohnSJ

(92,192 posts)

1. Typical Guardian negativity. I suspect there will be international help.

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Thu Mar 7, 2024, 11:32 PM

Mar 7

LymphocyteLover

(5,644 posts)

2. I'm sure the administration is working on that. The key worry is getting it done on time

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Fri Mar 8, 2024, 09:45 PM

Mar 8

because it seems like there is mass starvation going on and of course Hamas doesn't seem to care

AloeVera

(885 posts)

3. Very important point in the article:

Reply to Eugene (Original post)

Mon Mar 11, 2024, 09:30 PM

Mar 11

But let’s also just be realistic about why this is necessary, and it’s necessary because of five months of obstruction of access in the north by the IDF and five months of intentional degradation of humanitarian capacity in the strip,” Konyndyk said. “And frankly the US has tolerated that for five months.”

The problem is not getting aid to Gaza's borders. The problem is the obstruction in getting the aid into Gaza and distribution once inside.

Those are within Israel's control. It's absurd to build a port as a work-around to Israel's obstruction. Without a change to Israel's siege policy and without a distributin system and security, a port is next to useless in the face of this crisis.

Mosby

(16,313 posts)

4. Thats not even remotely the issue.

Reply to AloeVera (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 12, 2024, 08:35 PM

Mar 12

Ask yourself why the US and Jordan are airdropping food and supplies. Ask yourself why Egypt won't open their border with Gaza.

AloeVera

(885 posts)

5. Holy cow.

Reply to Mosby (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 12, 2024, 09:23 PM

Mar 12

I can't even...

Mosby

(16,313 posts)

6. What's that supposed to mean?

Reply to AloeVera (Reply #5)

Tue Mar 12, 2024, 09:30 PM

Mar 12

AloeVera

(885 posts)

7. Well...

Reply to Mosby (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 12, 2024, 09:48 PM

Mar 12

It means I am not going to waste my time.

This kind of post is why I left here for a few weeks.

Life is too short and there are more meaningful and productive things to do.

The problem is not Egypt and you must know that.

NorthCountryLib

(13 posts)

8. None of Palestine's neighbors trust them

Reply to AloeVera (Reply #7)

Fri Mar 15, 2024, 06:07 PM

Mar 15

They tried to take over throw Egypt's government. They tried to overthrow Jordan's government. That's the reason no one will take any refugees.
Facts are facts and these are facts.

AloeVera

(885 posts)

9. And facts can be used as red herrings...

Reply to NorthCountryLib (Reply #8)

Sun Mar 17, 2024, 03:53 PM

Mar 17

To distract from uncomfortable truths.

That too is a fact.

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