Supporting Israel’s security narrative puts aid workers at risk |
Doctors Without Borders has decided it will not share details of its staff with the Israeli authorities. In a statement published last Friday, the humanitarian organisation announced that Israel gave no assurances of security. As the statement partly reads, “it became evident in recent days that we were unable to build engagement with the Israeli authorities on the concrete assurances required.” The realisation comes as no surprise. It is impossible to expect assurances from a colonial enterprise that has just navigated a genocide with full approval from the international community.
What is of particular note, however, is MSF’s concluding statement. “MSF remains open to ongoing dialogue with the Israeli authorities to maintain our critical operations in Gaza and the West Bank.” How can a humanitarian organisation dialogue with a military power that committed genocide and is now refining it through diplomatic measures? This imposition – an unrealistic one – is a result of world........