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That's not at all what the data shows. Lots of aid was crossing the border, but during some periods over 90% of it was being intercepted, according to the UN's

That's not at all what the data shows. Lots of aid was crossing the border, but during some periods over 90% of it was being intercepted, according to the UN's own data (https://app.un2720.org/tracking https://app.un2720.org/tracking).

runarberg 2mo ago
Say this figure is true. That is because so little food was allowed in. If food was abundant criminal gangs would not profit out of intercepting and hording it. However this 90% estimate is cherry picked. It is one report at one time, during a time when Israel was intentionally starving Palestinians during a genocide.
- ericmay 2mo ago
  > If food was abundant criminal gangs would not profit out of intercepting and hording it. They could just intercept it and hoard it thus driving the price up or as a tool to recruit others into their criminal organizations.
  - runarberg 2mo ago
    I don‘t think you know what you are talking about. Or worse, you are so invested in creating an apologia for genocide that you come up with these excuses which have been shown to be false.
    - ericmay 2mo ago
      Hm, if my options are "not knowing what I'm talking about" or being an apologist for genocide, I'll go with being an apologist for genocide every time. Why? Because if someone is going to misconstrue my comments to that extent I'd rather just be whatever evil you think I am because that's more fun. Or maybe you can tone down the rhetoric yea?
    - throw4883218 2mo ago
      Let’s not pretend there isn’t a concerted effort to push a narrative about genocide regardless of facts and regardless of Israel’s actions. Accusations of genocide were made before Israel’s response to Oct 7 even began, with many claiming the genocide has been going on for 80 years — the only genocide in history where the population being genocided grew exponentially during their genocide. Even Gaza has had population growth over the past 3 years, despite the war (reported births > reported killed).
      - runarberg 2mo ago
        Creating a throwaway account to espouse an extremely hateful and genocidal rhetoric is honestly a very weird behavior to do on a tech forum. And then you had AI write this short comment for you is even weirder. I probably should engage with these claims as they are written, but I don’t think anything here is in good faith. I am clearly engaging with somebody who is full of hate, so much so they deny (or even support) a genocide.
        throw4883218 2mo ago
        What an original ad hominem — anyone who disagrees with your views must be using AI. Also, you are arguing with bad faith assumptions regarding my views on actual genocide. As a descendant of survivors of a real one, I’m not about to give you and your ilk my identity. You seem to think that this is something to gloat about. Good on you for feeling that your side has nothing to be afraid of — not everyone is that fortunate.

runarberg 2mo ago

Say this figure is true. That is because so little food was allowed in. If food was abundant criminal gangs would not profit out of intercepting and hording it. However this 90% estimate is cherry picked. It is one report at one time, during a time when Israel was intentionally starving Palestinians during a genocide.

ericmay 2mo ago
> If food was abundant criminal gangs would not profit out of intercepting and hording it. They could just intercept it and hoard it thus driving the price up or as a tool to recruit others into their criminal organizations.
- runarberg 2mo ago
  I don‘t think you know what you are talking about. Or worse, you are so invested in creating an apologia for genocide that you come up with these excuses which have been shown to be false.
  - ericmay 2mo ago
    Hm, if my options are "not knowing what I'm talking about" or being an apologist for genocide, I'll go with being an apologist for genocide every time. Why? Because if someone is going to misconstrue my comments to that extent I'd rather just be whatever evil you think I am because that's more fun. Or maybe you can tone down the rhetoric yea?
  - throw4883218 2mo ago
    Let’s not pretend there isn’t a concerted effort to push a narrative about genocide regardless of facts and regardless of Israel’s actions. Accusations of genocide were made before Israel’s response to Oct 7 even began, with many claiming the genocide has been going on for 80 years — the only genocide in history where the population being genocided grew exponentially during their genocide. Even Gaza has had population growth over the past 3 years, despite the war (reported births > reported killed).
    - runarberg 2mo ago
      Creating a throwaway account to espouse an extremely hateful and genocidal rhetoric is honestly a very weird behavior to do on a tech forum. And then you had AI write this short comment for you is even weirder. I probably should engage with these claims as they are written, but I don’t think anything here is in good faith. I am clearly engaging with somebody who is full of hate, so much so they deny (or even support) a genocide.
      - throw4883218 2mo ago
        What an original ad hominem — anyone who disagrees with your views must be using AI. Also, you are arguing with bad faith assumptions regarding my views on actual genocide. As a descendant of survivors of a real one, I’m not about to give you and your ilk my identity. You seem to think that this is something to gloat about. Good on you for feeling that your side has nothing to be afraid of — not everyone is that fortunate.