{"id":2183560,"date":"2024-02-22T05:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-22T10:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opposition-to-humanitarian-aid-for-gaza-goes-mainstream-in-israel\/"},"modified":"2024-02-22T05:08:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T10:08:25","slug":"opposition-to-humanitarian-aid-for-gaza-goes-mainstream-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/opposition-to-humanitarian-aid-for-gaza-goes-mainstream-in-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Israel&#8217;s mainstream increasingly opposes humanitarian aid for Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fopposition-to-humanitarian-aid-for-gaza-goes-mainstream-in-israel%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2183560&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Israelis Protest Humanitarian Aid to Gaza, \u200dUniting Against Hamas<\/h2>\n<p>Amid pressure from the Biden administration, Israel has reluctantly allowed humanitarian aid into \u200dGaza. However, a grassroots movement called Tzav 9 \u200chas emerged, harnessing widespread public opposition to this policy.<\/p>\n<p>Ishay Green, \u200ca former \u2063leader of\u2062 protests against Israel&#8217;s \u2064right-wing government, recently led a\u2063 convoy of vehicles\u2062 from Tel Aviv \u2062to the Gaza border to\u2063 block trucks carrying foreign aid. Green emphasized \u200dthat these protests are not only about winning Israel&#8217;s war against \u200bHamas but also about unifying the nation.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;As a people, this is something we can do \u200cthat the government cannot do,&#8221; Green \u200dstated. &#8220;But\u2064 this is just one small thing. The bigger story of\u2064 Israel is how we unite. If\u200c we unite, we are going to win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Tzav 9, which started in mid-January, has organized around 20 protests at Israel&#8217;s border crossings. \u2062The movement\u2064 has gained \u200bmomentum \u200dfollowing\u200d the horrific terror \u2062attack \u200dby Hamas on October 7.<\/p>\n<p>Nimrod Nir, a pollster at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, \u2062explained that\u2063 there is almost a consensus \u200cin Israel against providing humanitarian aid to Gaza. Israelis now view themselves in a\u200b zero-sum conflict with the Palestinians, where helping them directly threatens their soldiers and hostages in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Tzav 9 protesters \u200bgathered \u200dat the Nitzana crossing, waving Israeli flags \u2062and calling\u200b for the release of the hostages\u200b held by Hamas. Reut Ben Chaim, the\u2063 matriarch of Tzav 9, commended the protesters \u2064for \u200cstopping the supply from Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s Shin Bet security service revealed that Hamas takes a significant portion of aid to Gaza. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant also disclosed that a considerable number of UNRWA workers \u2063are affiliated with Hamas and assisted in the\u200b October 7 attack.<\/p>\n<p>While the \u200dIsraeli government faces international pressure\u2063 to\u2064 allow more aid, Tzav 9 sees itself\u200c as helping the government resist this coercion. Yacov Rudman, a protester,\u2063 believes the government \u200dis playing a game of opening one eye\u200d and closing\u200c the other.<\/p>\n<p>Prime \u200bMinister Benjamin\u2064 Netanyahu has defended the\u200d aid, emphasizing its necessity to prevent a disease outbreak and denying that it weakens Israel&#8217;s leverage for hostage releases.<\/p>\n<p>Tzav 9 has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mother-of-influencer-jailed-for-falsely-accusing-hispanic-couple-says-her-daughter-didnt-lie-to-police\/\" title=\"Influencer's mom denies daughter lied, gets jailed for false accusations against Hispanic couple.\">gained traction due<\/a> \u200bto its singular focus on opposing aid, transcending political divisions \u200cin Israel. Rachel\u2062 Touitou, a volunteer spokeswoman for Tzav 9, highlighted the unity witnessed at their protests, where right-wing settlers, leftists,\u2064 and survivors of the\u2062 October 7 massacre stood together.<\/p>\n<p>Recent polls show \u2062that the \u200cmajority of Israeli Jews oppose allowing aid into Gaza, a significant\u200c shift from\u2064 before\u200c the October 7 attack. Even some relatives of the hostages \u2062have joined Tzav 9, frustrated with the lack of progress in negotiations with \u200cHamas.<\/p>\n<p>Yacov Rudman, who \u2062attended the\u200c protest, expressed his hope that the \u2062pressure from Tzav \u200b9 would lead to the release\u2064 of his abducted friend. He acknowledged \u200bthat this step was not their\u200d first choice but believed it was \u2062the best option available.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the Tzav 9 movement propose that Israel should\u200b focus \u2062on targeting Hamas and dismantling its\u200b infrastructure instead of providing aid to Gaza?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u200dAelis believe that\u200b the \u2062aid is\u200d being used by Hamas, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-u-s-college-groups-have-assisted-a-designated-terrorist-org\/\" title=\"Report: U.S. College Groups Have Assisted A Designated Terrorist Org\">designated terrorist organization<\/a>, to strengthen its control over \u200bthe Gaza\u200b Strip, rather than \u2064being utilized for \u2064the benefit of the Palestinian \u2062people. They\u2062 argue that \u2064providing aid enables\u200b Hamas to divert resources towards its military activities and to further oppress the people of\u2063 Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The Tzav 9\u200d movement has been successful in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-lifts-some-iranian-oil-sanctions-as-feds-bust-iranian-spy-network-planning-to-kidnap-american-report\/\" title=\"Biden Lifts Some Iranian Oil Sanctions As Feds Bust Iranian Spy Network Planning To Kidnap American: Report\">mobilizing public opinion<\/a> against the provision of humanitarian aid to Gaza. The group\u200c believes that instead of aid, Israel\u2063 should focus on targeting Hamas \u200cand\u2063 dismantling\u2062 its infrastructure, in\u200b order\u200c to bring lasting \u200bpeace \u200dand security to the\u200b region. \u2063They argue \u200dthat allowing \u2063aid to flow into Gaza only perpetuates the\u200b cycle\u2064 of violence and prevents\u2064 a true resolution to the ongoing conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The movement has garnered support from \u2063various sectors of Israeli society. Many citizens from Tel Aviv, Israel&#8217;s economic and cultural capital, joined the convoy led by\u2062 Ishay Green. The \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thousands-in-london-protest-against-vaccine-passports\/\" title=\"Thousands In London Protest Against Vaccine Passports\">protesters carried signs<\/a> and banners calling \u2064for \u200can \u200dend \u200dto aid shipments and \u200ba united front against \u2063Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s\u2062 decision to allow humanitarian aid into Gaza \u200dwas prompted by pressure from the Biden administration.\u200b President Biden \u200chas made it clear that he wants to prioritize \u200dthe welfare of the \u200dPalestinian people and rebuild trust\u200b between the United States and\u200c the Palestinian Authority. However, critics argue\u2062 that this approach ignores the reality on the ground and \u200bfails to acknowledge\u200c the role of Hamas in perpetuating the\u200b conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The Tzav 9 movement believes \u200dthat by uniting against\u2062 Hamas \u200dand ending the flow of aid, Israel\u200b can send\u200b a strong \u2063message to the international community. They argue that providing aid only serves \u2063to legitimize Hamas and prolong the suffering of \u2064both Israelis \u200cand\u200c Palestinians. Instead, they advocate for a comprehensive strategy that \u200dfocuses on dismantling Hamas\u2064 and \u200bpromoting dialogue and cooperation between Israelis and Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>While the Israeli government may be hesitant to openly oppose the provision of\u2063 humanitarian aid, the Tzav 9\u2062 movement represents a significant segment\u2064 of\u2064 the population that is demanding \u200da new approach to dealing with Gaza. As the movement continues to gain\u2063 momentum, \u2063it remains to be seen how the Israeli\u200d government will respond and whether their \u200dstance on aid will change.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion,\u200c the\u200c Tzav 9\u2064 movement has \u2062emerged as a\u200c powerful\u2063 force in Israeli society, uniting Israelis against the provision of \u200dhumanitarian \u2062aid\u2063 to \u2064Gaza. The movement argues that aid\u2062 only strengthens Hamas and prolongs the conflict, and \u2064instead \u2064calls for a comprehensive strategy to dismantle Hamas and promote peace \u200band cooperation \u2064in the region. As the movement gains support and\u2063 attention, it\u200d remains to be seen \u2063how the Israeli government and the\u2063 international community will respond to\u200c their demands.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NITZANA, Israel\u2014Israel yielded to Biden&#8217;s pressure, permitting aid into Gaza. However, a new grassroots movement, led by Ishay Green, a former protester against the right-wing government, has rallied public dissent against this policy. Green recently organized a convoy from Tel Aviv to express opposition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2482,"featured_media":2183561,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0402-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2183560","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/IMG_0402-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2183560","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2482"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2183560"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2183560\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2183561"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2183560"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2183560"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2183560"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}