Comments by "girl from the bronx by way of el barrio" (@girlfromthebronxbywayofelb7288) on "AFP News Agency" channel.

Now we need seven thousand more of these aid drops. Unfortunately, air drops are less efficient and much more expensive than bringing aid by truck. If the United States government is already providing so much money to the Israeli government, why are we allowing our ally to squander more of our funds on air drops, rather than cooperating on border crossing of the true number of trucks that need to cross into Gaza daily.
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Actually, in the same statement when President Biden indicated that he was considering air dropped aid, he included that he was interested in a marine route for aid. I believe Israel restricts Palestinian access to the coast, I'm not sure. Here's what I seem to see: Jordan and France cooperated on an air drop, and it worked to some extent, although it seems that they have to hit a tiny strip of beach, a tiny target. Then President Biden said he was looking into an air drop, and it happened one day later on Saturday. If he says he is looking into a marine approach, it might happen. Let's see if netanyahu cooperates.
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@fredyscanlan So Israel would have to lift the blockade to allow for the passage of aid to a coastal location? I think I also heard today about the USA building a port to get aid in? There would probably have to be screening equipment, check points, inspection stations? The devil is in the details? Yikes. Or netanyahu could cooperate on opening the gates wider for more trucks..... The USA and Israel have been allies since 1948, but it's too difficult lately to be allied with netanyahu, in my opinion. And netanyahu is not Israel. He seems to forget that. The Israeli electorate voted netanyahu out not long ago, but he bounced back in a parliamentary coalition. Yikes. He seems to need this war to stay in power, and this is getting well beyond the pale.
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