The Leveraging of Human Suffering for Political Gain in Gaza Must End

After a decade of Israel’s siege of Gaza, Israel remains most responsible for its people’s suffering, but Arab and Palestinian leader are also blameworthy for using their suffering for political gain.

by Matthew DeMaio

It has been a decade since Israel first enacted its inhumane siege of the Gaza Strip. Since then, Israel, Arab leaders, and Palestinian factions have all used the people of Gaza as pawns, leveraging their suffering for political gain. This summer, because of a man-made electricity crisis, the situation in Gaza is getting even worse.

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