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> And this didn't start in 2023. Gaza has been under Israeli blockade for decades. The blockade was also imposed by Egypt[0] and Hamas certainly provided no sh

> And this didn't start in 2023. Gaza has been under Israeli blockade for decades. The blockade was also imposed by Egypt[0] and Hamas certainly provided no shortage of security related justifications for the blockade. Unfortunately those security concerns turned out to be accurate[1]. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks

lejalv 1y ago
Unfortunately Netanyahu actively encouraged Qatar to send cash to Hamas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas > In February 2020, former Mossad Director Yossi Cohen and Israeli general Herzi Halevi, under Netanyahu's orders, went to Qatar to plead Qatari officials to continue the payments for Hamas.[8] Later, in September 2023, David Barnea, the Director of Mossad since 2021, went to Qatar to meet Qatari officials to discuss about the payments for Hamas.[10][44] (...) > Israeli intelligence officials believe that the money had a role in the success of 2023 Hamas-led attack.[10]
- jameshilliard 1y ago
  > Unfortunately Netanyahu actively encouraged Qatar to send cash to Hamas. Yeah, Benjamin Netanyahu certainly got complacent thinking he could keep a genocidal terrorist group like Hamas under control with that strategy. Qatar and their support for terrorists has long been a problem as well.
- ashirusnw 1y ago
  It wasn't just him, all the governments for the last decade tried to keep the peace while enforcing the blockage but allowing cash for salaries, humanitarian aid etc which made Gaza flourish with hotels, restaurants, beach resorts and high end shopping (see the videos). All no longer :( A few months prior to October 7th, Natenyahu had allowed the highest number of work visas for Gazans to work in Israel proper. They genuinely thought economic prosperity would bring an slowdown and eventual end to terrorism. Now try and find Israelis who support the idea of 10s of 1000s Palestinians cruising the borders for work each day - thanks to Oct 7th. Doesn't quite fit the narrative you want to portray, does it?
  - JumpCrisscross 1y ago
    > Gaza flourish with hotels, restaurants, beach resorts and high end shopping (see the videos) What videos?
    - nickff 1y ago
      Not OP, but there were many videos posted, (especially early on in this conflict,) depicting very nice neighborhoods and commercial districts in Gaza (some of which were in the process of being destroyed or abandoned).
  - lejalv 1y ago
    I guess “generalized ban on travel” a.k.a. “open air prison” fits better.
lupire 1y ago
The October 7 attacks only succeeded because Netanyahu opened the military border to let them in.
- jameshilliard 1y ago
  > The October 7 attacks only succeeded because Netanyahu opened the military border to let them in. Do you also believe 9/11 was an inside job? Both claims are IMO equally unrealistic.
rzk 1y ago
> Unfortunately those security concerns turned out to be accurate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-fulfilling_prophecy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-fulfilling_prophecy

lejalv 1y ago

Unfortunately Netanyahu actively encouraged Qatar to send cash to Hamas. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas > In February 2020, former Mossad Director Yossi Cohen and Israeli general Herzi Halevi, under Netanyahu's orders, went to Qatar to plead Qatari officials to continue the payments for Hamas.[8] Later, in September 2023, David Barnea, the Director of Mossad since 2021, went to Qatar to meet Qatari officials to discuss about the payments for Hamas.[10][44] (...) > Israeli intelligence officials believe that the money had a role in the success of 2023 Hamas-led attack.[10]

jameshilliard 1y ago
> Unfortunately Netanyahu actively encouraged Qatar to send cash to Hamas. Yeah, Benjamin Netanyahu certainly got complacent thinking he could keep a genocidal terrorist group like Hamas under control with that strategy. Qatar and their support for terrorists has long been a problem as well.
ashirusnw 1y ago
It wasn't just him, all the governments for the last decade tried to keep the peace while enforcing the blockage but allowing cash for salaries, humanitarian aid etc which made Gaza flourish with hotels, restaurants, beach resorts and high end shopping (see the videos). All no longer :( A few months prior to October 7th, Natenyahu had allowed the highest number of work visas for Gazans to work in Israel proper. They genuinely thought economic prosperity would bring an slowdown and eventual end to terrorism. Now try and find Israelis who support the idea of 10s of 1000s Palestinians cruising the borders for work each day - thanks to Oct 7th. Doesn't quite fit the narrative you want to portray, does it?
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago
  > Gaza flourish with hotels, restaurants, beach resorts and high end shopping (see the videos) What videos?
  - nickff 1y ago
    Not OP, but there were many videos posted, (especially early on in this conflict,) depicting very nice neighborhoods and commercial districts in Gaza (some of which were in the process of being destroyed or abandoned).
- lejalv 1y ago
  I guess “generalized ban on travel” a.k.a. “open air prison” fits better.

lupire 1y ago

The October 7 attacks only succeeded because Netanyahu opened the military border to let them in.

jameshilliard 1y ago
> The October 7 attacks only succeeded because Netanyahu opened the military border to let them in. Do you also believe 9/11 was an inside job? Both claims are IMO equally unrealistic.

rzk 1y ago

> Unfortunately those security concerns turned out to be accurate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-fulfilling_prophecy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-fulfilling_prophecy