The Illusion of Aid Politics: Who Really Pays for the Gimmick?
🏠 When a Home Is Fenced, and Someone Forces Their Way In If you own a home and build a fence, anyone who crosses it without permission is trespassing — no matter how noble their stated intention. That simple principle of sovereignty, which we apply to our homes, also applies to nations. Israel has one main port and full sovereignty over its land and sea borders. Palestine, meanwhile, is split — Gaza borders the Mediterranean and Egypt; the West Bank is landlocked next to Jordan. There are international waters , but to enter a nation’s territorial waters, one must have diplomatic clearance , just as one needs a passport to cross a land border. So when a flotilla of 13 small boats tried to “deliver aid” by sea into Gaza, bypassing official crossings, Israel viewed it as an unauthorized entry — a direct breach of its declared blockade zone. Under international law, that act is closer to trespassing than to “humanitarian rescue.” ...