For many months, it has been beyond reasonable doubt that the Israeli government, the Israeli military, sections of Israeli politics and society as well as their aiders and abetters abroad, have been deliberately starving the population of Gaza with a view to forcing the population either to flee or to face intensifying misery and ultimately an agonizing death. There is clear evidence of deliberate intent going back to 2023. This clearly warrants charges of genocide.
This clearly warrants charges of genocide. Those who style themselves "defenders of Israel" will be quick to insist that, in fact, there is a feeding operation in Gaza. But, as the famine historian and aid expert Alex de Waal demonstrates in powerful piece in the Guardian, "Israel's food points are not just death traps – they're an alibi.
But, as the famine historian and aid expert Alex de Waal demonstrates in powerful piece in the Guardian, "Israel's food points are not just death traps – they're an alibi.