First edition of an experimental assemblage of world news with my topspin: this week, the Gaza real estate opportunity and other cynical ideas. Heavy on links and ways in which you can go deeper.
What do we call a Substack inside a Substack — a Sub-Substack?
That's a revealing comment by Netanyahu regarding the use of the US-built port (“there is no obstacle for the Gazans to leave, maybe even the port they are building could be used for this”). Aaron Maté and others have said that it's clear that the main purpose of the US-constructed port is not for the delivery of aid but for the expulsion of Palestinians. I've read reports that the port was Netanyahu's idea and that the most extreme members of his cabinet who support a total blockade of Gaza (including keeping all aid out) see the port as an opportunity to force Palestinians into boats and push them off. Perhaps you could discuss this on the Hoon later today.
Reading this reminded me of the lead for this Times story. I can't understand why they chose not to lead with destroyed schools and hospitals, but with a resort: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2024/02/01/world/middleeast/Israel-gaza-war-demolish.html
What do we call a Substack inside a Substack — a Sub-Substack?
That's a revealing comment by Netanyahu regarding the use of the US-built port (“there is no obstacle for the Gazans to leave, maybe even the port they are building could be used for this”). Aaron Maté and others have said that it's clear that the main purpose of the US-constructed port is not for the delivery of aid but for the expulsion of Palestinians. I've read reports that the port was Netanyahu's idea and that the most extreme members of his cabinet who support a total blockade of Gaza (including keeping all aid out) see the port as an opportunity to force Palestinians into boats and push them off. Perhaps you could discuss this on the Hoon later today.