Boston Consulting Group CEO apologizes for Israel-backed Gaza aid project [View all]

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".... The apology letter is the latest fallout from the decision by Israel and the United States to bypass the U.N. and channel the delivery of essential aid through the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), an opaque entity that has limited aid delivery to a few distribution hubs overseen by U.S. private security contractors in coordination with the Israel Defense Forces.

GHF came under immediate criticism from the U.N. and aid groups, who expressed concerns about the independence of the program. Hours before the group began operations, the foundation’s executive director, Jake Wood, resigned, saying that its plans were inconsistent with “humanitarian principles.”

.... Most humanitarian groups backed out of the project because of their concerns about Israeli oversight and the militarization of aid. Others have rejected the new system based on practical assessments that GHF cannot operate at the scale required to address Gaza’s hunger crisis, where more than 2 million people are at risk of starvation after Israel barred the entry of food, water and humanitarian aid for nearly three months.

.... In response to previous Post reporting, which detailed early fears that the residential compounds might be compared to “‘concentration camps’ with biometrics,” a spokesperson for GHF denied allegations that Gazans would be vetted in order to access aid, and dismissed the planning documents as inaccurate and out of date...."



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