News has come forth about the funds that the EU and Allies will send to Gaza for its rebuilding.
This rising so many questions for me…..
Europe and a roster of allies on Monday promised Gaza $1 billion, but it’s a down payment on a bill that’s much, much larger. The European Commission announced the “Team Gaza Initiative,” a package of aid projects aimed at basic recovery in the enclave more than 2½ years after the Israel-Hamas war erupted in October 2023. The money will go toward clearing rubble, repairing water and sewage systems, and reviving health services, the commission said after a donors’ meeting in Brussels, Reuters reports. “Our objective is clear: to help build hope, resilience and a better future for the Palestinian people,” said EU Commissioner Dubravka Suica.
Participants include Spain, Germany, and France, along with Britain, Japan, Norway, Switzerland, the World Bank, and the European Investment Bank; Australia and Canada are expected to join. President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner attended the meeting. UN estimates put Gaza’s reconstruction cost at about $70 billion. Most of the territory’s roughly 2 million residents remain displaced, many in tents or damaged structures, as Israeli forces maintain control over much of the strip in what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu calls a buffer zone. The EU did not say how the new money would be divided among partners. “The ceasefire in Gaza remains fragile, and the situation on the ground for civilians is not getting better,” Suica said, per the AP.
Seriously? Rebuild Gaza and as soon as it becomes prosperous Israel decides it is some sort of security risk and starts it’s destruction once again.
Who will get this cash? Donny and his Israeli-centric Board of Peace is not there to do what is best for the Palestinian people but rather to feather the monetary bed of Israel.
Plus Israel has some sort of strike almost daily to kill more Palestinians and now they want us to pay for their destruction.
I say one thing to BiBi and Israel….KISS MY ASS!
Until the world guarantees Palestine and Gaza existence then there will be just a continuous rebuild then destruction by Israel.
I think it is admirable that the world is stepping up but they need to do so against the warmongering state of Israel or this will be money wasted.
I notice the US is not part of that coalition….they cannot be bothered with the rebuilding of Gaza as long as their lips are affixed to Israel’s ass.
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“lego ergo scribo”
agreed 100%
Nice to kn9ow we can still agree at times. chuq
Israel utterly obliterates Gaza and the rest of the world is supposed to chip in and rebuild it? Seriously? In any case, who in their right mind thinks Israel would even permit Gaza to be rebuilt and the Palestinian people to move back in?
Good questions and why would they rebuild when Israel is still issuing airstrikes to kill more civilians? chuq
Whatever is rebuilt, Israel will still claim it is their country. Let them foot the bill for what they are so eagerly destroying.
Best wishes, Pete.
Netanyahu explicitly stated on several occasions that Palestine should not, cannot, exist, and as long as any kind of Palestinian state or political organization exists it is an existential threat to Israel. Israel would permit the rebuilding of Gaza only if it were completely controlled by Israel and inhabited only by Israelis.
I agree…they destroy let them rebuild and then maybe they will just mellow out (not likely)…..chuq
Yes, WASTED MONEY! One billion is a lot of money to throw away just so E.U. and allied leaders can say they did something for the Palestinians. Recently, Netanyahu openly boasted about having taken control of 70% of Gaza and declared he would take more. Gaza is tiny, 25 miles long and about 5-6 miles wide (just 141 square miles). The Palestinian survivors of Israel’s genocidal campaign are now crammed into the remaining 42 square miles in what should be called a gigantic concentration camp! Rebuild? Bullshit! We can only hope that the money will be used to alleviate the worsening humanitarian crisis, but I doubt that it will.
And, what about the West Bank? Israeli settlers and the IDF are conducting an ethnic cleansing campaign there too. What will happen to the Palestinian people? They are being kicked out of the only home they have ever known. Eventually, the survivors will disperse into an ever-thinning diaspora which will quietly fade into history; and, then the world can hypocritically grieve over their passing.
The West Bank is sadly ignored by the media….Israel will forever be stealing from Palestinians…..they have been doing it since the 1940s. chuq