Sometimes, the only place to find stories that completely contradict the narrative of a racist Israel hell-bent on subjugating and destroying Palestinians is in Palestinian media itself.
Ma'an reported this week that there has been a 55% in exports of textile products manufactured in the Gaza Strip.
They quote the Israeli liaison to Gaza saying that it is working to implement an expanded civil policy towards Gaza by facilitating and improving operations at the Kerem Shalom goods crossing.
Beyond that, Israel is introducing additional measures to support and strengthen the textile industry in the Strip. Israel recently agreed to introduce a large machine for manufacturing fabrics into the Gaza Strip.
Usually when Israel haters are confronted with facts like this that contradict their narratives, they say something like "but Israel is only doing this for its own benefit." Indeed, Israel has every reason to improve the Gaza economy and to give Gazans a way to live dignified lives and jobs. But Gazans benefit as well. What is wrong with a win-win scenario?
Palestinians and anti-Israel activists think with a zero-sum mentality where if something is good for Israel it must be by definition bad for them. They cannot conceive that Jews don't think the same way.
