Like… training people to do policing (or build buildings, or run schools) in occupied territory, when those people could have instead be trained only to defeat enemy soldiers. Or building a stockpile of equipment for providing clean drinking water to residents of occupied territory, in addition to the stockpile of weapons for defeating enemy soldiers. That sort of planning.
I haven’t heard of anything like that (but not sure if I would).
Note there are also problems in trying to set up a government using force, in setting up a police force there if they’re not interested in it, in building an education system (which is currently, afaik, very anti Israel and wouldn’t accept Israel’s opinions on changes, I think) ((not that I’m excited about Israel’s internal education system either)).
I do think Israel provides water, electricity, internet, equipment, medical equipment (subsidized? free? i’m not sure of all this anyway) to Gaza. I don’t know if you count that is something like “building a stockpile of equipment for providing clean drinking water to residents of occupied territory”.
I don’t claim the current solution is good, I’m just pointing out some problems with what I think you’re suggesting (and I’m not judging whether those problems are bigger or smaller).
Like… training people to do policing (or build buildings, or run schools) in occupied territory, when those people could have instead be trained only to defeat enemy soldiers. Or building a stockpile of equipment for providing clean drinking water to residents of occupied territory, in addition to the stockpile of weapons for defeating enemy soldiers. That sort of planning.
I haven’t heard of anything like that (but not sure if I would).
Note there are also problems in trying to set up a government using force, in setting up a police force there if they’re not interested in it, in building an education system (which is currently, afaik, very anti Israel and wouldn’t accept Israel’s opinions on changes, I think) ((not that I’m excited about Israel’s internal education system either)).
I do think Israel provides water, electricity, internet, equipment, medical equipment (subsidized? free? i’m not sure of all this anyway) to Gaza. I don’t know if you count that is something like “building a stockpile of equipment for providing clean drinking water to residents of occupied territory”.
I don’t claim the current solution is good, I’m just pointing out some problems with what I think you’re suggesting (and I’m not judging whether those problems are bigger or smaller).