Israel’s Only Policy on Gaza Is to Beat the Drums of War

• The plan to establish an off-shore sea port in Cyprus to ‘help’ Gaza is fantastical BS.
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  Plan to Establish Port in Cyprus for Gaza-Bound Goods ‘Fantastical’ – Analyst
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  The talk about alleviating electricity supply problem in Gaza is just talk. Nothing will happen. There is a supply problem and it is caused by Israel. The real plan is to force all Palestinians into the North Sinai desert.
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• Israel’s Only Policy on Gaza Is to Beat the Drums of War
  by Nathan Hersh, https://www.haaretz.com/
  Israelis deserve a government that protects them. Instead it offers endless conflict, conscripts them, silences fallen soldiers’ families, and deflects responsibility for thousands of Palestinian deaths.
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  Following the killing of Givati soldier Aviv Levi last week, another fragile ceasefire has taken hold, potentially averting a war this summer. Prior to the ceasefire, the violence on the Israel-Gaza border had begun to take more familiar form, with Hamas launching rockets at Israel and Israel striking targets in Gaza, and the Israel Defense Forces was preparing for war. The ceasefire, however, is clearly not a long-term solution.
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  Two potential deviations from a march to war have recently gained traction. The first is a 2011 Israeli initiative designed to alleviate the blockade of Gaza with an offshore seaport. The plan would help improve the plummeting Gaza economy while also helping ensure security for Israel. The seaport plan is contingent on Hamas releasing two captive Israelis, Avera Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed, and the remains of Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin, two IDF soldiers killed during the 2014 war.
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  Another plan to ease the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is a solar energy field Israel would build, perhaps with Gulf funding, to supply Gaza with continuous electricity.
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  Let’s be clear: These are both good ideas that should be pursued. Beyond these plans, however, Israel’s government has thought up precious few solutions. It continues to treat Gaza as it has for the past 11 years, preferring to simply keep the IDF prepared for the next confrontation. IDF reserve units are now preparing for the next Gaza war as if it could happen this summer.
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