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Source: https://www.commentarymagazine.com/topic/gaza-flotillas/
Why Flotillas Sail to Gaza, Not Syria
(Commentary) Jonathan S. Tobin - The latest publicity stunt by pro-Palestinian activists ended harmlessly as the Israel Navy intercepted a ship off the coast of Gaza that was attempting to break the blockade. But, like previous Gaza flotillas, the effort has little to do with the plight of the people of Gaza and everything to do with the long war being waged to end Israel's existence. More to the point, the continued focus on Gaza by those calling themselves advocates for human rights at the very moment that a genuine human catastrophe is occurring inside Syria without much of response from the international community tells us all we need to know about the Israel-bashers. While the situation in Gaza isn't pleasant, the popular notion of a humanitarian crisis there is a myth. That's because there is no shortage of food or medicine. It is true that there is a shortage of building materials because most of the concrete brought into Gaza is being used for tunnels or elaborate fortifications. Those who want to help Gazans need to think of ways to free them from the despotic control of Hamas, which executes its enemies without mercy and represses every kind of free expression as it enforces its ruthless Islamist ideas on the population.