Here’s the latest news on the human rights catastrophe in Gaza, via the New York Times:
Two luxury hotels are opening in Gaza this month. Thousands of new cars are plying the roads. A second shopping mall — with escalators imported from Israel — will open next month. Hundreds of homes and two dozen schools are about to go up. A Hamas-run farm where Jewish settlements once stood is producing enough fruit that Israeli imports are tapering off.
Huh. Well that almost makes it sound like this “humanitarian aid” flotilla is completely unnecessary. Though, according to the Times, if the flotilla activists really want to bring much-needed supplies to the anguished people of Gaza, they might want to try stocking their ships with BMWs:
Another result of the regional changes is the many new cars here. Israel allows in 20 a week, but that does not meet the need. Hundreds of BMWs, pickup trucks and other vehicles have arrived in recent months from Libya, driven through Egypt and sold via the unmonitored tunnels. Dozens of white Kia Sportage models, ubiquitous on the street, are widely thought to have come from the same dealership in Benghazi, Libya, that was looted after the uprising there began.
Forget Alice Walker’s letters of solidarity. What these people really want are luxury sports utility vehicles.