The deliberate starvation of Gaza is part of a long history of Israel weaponising food and water to control, subjugate, and, ultimately, displace Palestinians.
Israel has always used food as a weapon against Palestinians
Tags: genocide in Gaza
Blaming the Israeli ‘far right’ lets a genocidal society off the hook
Politicians and media are narrowly aiming their criticisms at Netanyahu’s far-right ruling coalition – but the problem runs much deeper.
Israel is losing the US front
The problem for Israel is that the harder they go, the more they intensify the sense of alienation in America, the one country whose public sentiments are existential for the Jewish state.
Only 1.5% of cropland, 3% of animal wealth left in Gaza
Israel has continued to target farmland in the once-abundant Gaza Strip, and wiped out most livestock and working animals – the last means of transport for many amid severe food shortages and limited public mobility
Egypt’s Sisi calls Israel’s war, starvation campaign in Gaza a ‘systematic genocide’
In a press conference, Egyptian president Sisi said Israel’s war has long since ‘surpassed any logic or justification, and has become a war of starvation and genocide’.
We Must Oppose a Definition of Antisemitism That Bolsters Genocide
If a country engages in racism, war crimes, or human rights violations, we can denounce it — but if Israel does it, we will be accused of antisemitism.
I saw many atrocities as a senior UN aid official in Gaza. Now Israeli authorities are trying to silence us.
I witnessed devastated hospitals, mass graves, bodies eaten by dogs. After speaking out about the genocide occurring, I discovered my visa will not be renewed.
‘She’s disappearing in front of me’: Gaza’s children are the most vulnerable victims of Israeli-imposed starvation
In just 24 hours, five more people died of starvation. The total number of recorded deaths from hunger in Gaza has reached 188, including at least 94 children.
Mainstream media largely sidelined Gaza starvation story, until it couldn’t
Coverage of Israel’s starvation of Gaza was sparse for months; even now, most reporting is skewed away from Israel’s culpability.
The Cruelty and Speciousness of Bret Stephens’ Denial of Genocide
Bret Stephens wields “unprecedented power over the editorial board” as the Zionist gatekeeper at the New York Times. This is an affront to the freedom of its journalists and the paper’s institutional integrity.