MrWonkish | Wikileaks: Israelis 'Intend to Keep the Gazan Economy on the Brink of Collapse' @MrwonkishNl | Uploaded January 2011 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
The Norwegian newspaper Aftenpost has released a March, 2008, US embassy cable describing the Israeli blockade and siege of Occupied Gaza as an attempt to reduce the society to the lowest possible level of functioning without provoking a "humanitarian crisis" (presumably mass starvation).

"Israeli officials have confirmed to Embassy officials on multiple occasions that they intend to keep the Gazan economy functioning at the lowest level possible consistent with avoiding a humanitarian crisis."

And, with regard to taking money out of circulation in Gaza, a deflationary policy used as a tool of oppression:

' As part of their overall embargo plan against Gaza, Israeli officials have confirmed to econoffs on multiple occasions that they intend to keep the Gazan economy on the brink of collapse without quite pushing it over the edge '

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