What lemons and oranges prove about Israel’s occupation: Palestinians’ economic plight is not the result of failed aspirations or a lack of effort. – WaPost

“Gaza’s citrus and tomato industries are just two casualties of Israel’s efforts to dominate Palestinians or to create the necessary conditions to force them out entirely. In 2008, Israeli officials said that they ‘intend to keep the Gazan economy on the brink of collapse without quite pushing it over the edge.’ Israel’s current assault on Gaza is but an accelerated version of a process that has been ongoing for decades.”

The US State Department and Congressional leaders, who just signed off on another shipment of bombs that can level a city block, are well aware that Israel has been strangling Gaza’s economy for a long time.

Key Democrats approve major arms sale to Israel, including F-15s – msn/WaPost

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