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What if Israel had done the opposite?

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Published: 10 May 2019

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Raviv Drucker: Let’s say Israel had allowed the construction of a deep water port for Gaza, an airport and a desalination plant so Gazans could have a reliable supply of drinking water

What if Israel let Gaza have an airport, gas field and desalination plant? (Haaretz)
Netanyahu hasn’t done anything for a decade to change the awful strategic balance that has emerged between us and Gaza

After flare up, military warns Gaza policies leading region back to war (Times of Israel)
Army tells reporters it was instructed to wrap up fighting before holidays, Eurovision, and was kept from carrying out wider attacks; cabinet minister disputes claims

A strange symbiosis: Why Israel and Gaza keep fighting brief battles (NY TImes)

Qatar pledges US$480 million for West Bank and Gaza aid, Foreign Ministry says (Haaretz)
$300 million will go towards supporting the Palestinian Authority while the remaining money will go to humanitarian support

Photo: Fishermen off the coast of Gaza City, which is home to a 5,000-year-old port. Credit: David Levene for The Guardian
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