At least 57 Palestinians have starved to death in Gaza as Israel’s punishing blockade of food, water, and other critical aid to the besieged enclave stretches into its third month amid relentless bombardment.

Gaza’s Government Media Office said on Saturday that most of the victims were children, as well as the sick and elderly, condemning the “continued use of food by the Israeli occupation as a weapon of war” and urging the international community to exert pressure on Israel to reopen the borders and allow in aid.

  • Geetnerd
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    121 day ago

    There’s nothing the average citizen can do. “The Powers That Be” will protect Israel at any cost, because Israel is a military beachhead in the Middle East for any potential military action against “The Muzlimz.”

    • @EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com
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      5 hours ago

      We put it in black and white to Democratic candidates: you can choose to support Israel or you can choose to win this election. But you only get one. Make it a binary choice and see how they respond.

      If they choose to support Israel, then we need to shift to a 3rd party en masse. Make it clear that we will circumvent them if they don’t change their position.

    • @WanderingVentra@lemm.ee
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      716 hours ago

      Not alone. The only way is to organize. They’re often at local Palestine protests, so the trick is to find those, then get connected to people at them.

      Jewish Voice for Peace is often at them. Someone else named another organization above. PSL has had a lot over the last year and a half, too.