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.

  • @Grimy@lemmy.world
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    612 hours ago

    An easy solution would be for the Democrats to condemn the GENOCIDE (its a bit more then a purity test) and break ties with Israel.

    They lost because they put the interests of a foreign nation above their own constituents, I hope they have better sense then to do it a second time.

    • @kittenzrulz123@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      17 hours ago

      Not only did the Greens condemn Israel even the Libertarian party openly called out the Genocide, eveyone even democrats who dont have corporate sponsors are more than willing to condemn Israel.

      BAN AIPAC

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      -112 hours ago

      The Republicans won because some voters put the interests of a foreign nation above their own country and now the genocide is coming home.

      • @EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com
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        48 hours ago

        The problems with Israel extend well past the Middle East. Our government has been infiltrated, compromised, and there are attacks on 1A-protected free speech.

        This is absolutely a problem for Americans.

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        I would hardly say wanting the democrats to stop enabling and supporting genocide to be in the interests of a foreign nation. Maybe in the interest of decency or of humanity in general.

        Whatever way you frame it, the democrates ignored their voters, betraying them to instead do the bidding of the state of Israel.

        They are, in the end, expected to listen to their consituents and not a war mongering genocidal apartheid state.