How was Isr. able to starve 2.3 million Palestinians in Gaza at unprecedented speed and intensity?
I answer this question in my new report. I'll be discussing my report with the @UN General Assembly on Friday, October 18.
Here's a 🧵...undocs.org/a/79/171
I answer this question in my new report. I'll be discussing my report with the @UN General Assembly on Friday, October 18.
Here's a 🧵...undocs.org/a/79/171
This didn’t start in October.
Isr. started restricting goods into Gaza in 1991. Imposed full blockade in 2000. Military siege in 2005. The Isr. Ministry of Health measured incoming calories to ensure that people Gaza stayed hungry enough not to trigger a humanitarian crisis /2
Isr. started restricting goods into Gaza in 1991. Imposed full blockade in 2000. Military siege in 2005. The Isr. Ministry of Health measured incoming calories to ensure that people Gaza stayed hungry enough not to trigger a humanitarian crisis /2
It’s not just Gaza. And it’s not just restricting goods + humanitarian aid.
Isr. has been destroying the Palestinian food system for 70+ years. Destroying orchards & farms. Harassing/ killing peasants, fishers & shepherds.
Here's what's @ stake:
/3ohchr.org/sites/default/…
Isr. has been destroying the Palestinian food system for 70+ years. Destroying orchards & farms. Harassing/ killing peasants, fishers & shepherds.
Here's what's @ stake:
/3ohchr.org/sites/default/…
In Gaza, malnutrition, famine, and disease are killing more people than bombs and bullets. This personal and social trauma is going to be carried by Palestinians for several generations in the future.
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Why is this happening? This about land.
In 2023, Isr. seized more Palestinian land than in any given year in the past 30 yrs. Isr. wants to erase the Palestinians from their homeland + territory and deny them their right to return to Palestine.
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In 2023, Isr. seized more Palestinian land than in any given year in the past 30 yrs. Isr. wants to erase the Palestinians from their homeland + territory and deny them their right to return to Palestine.
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What can be done now? Ceasefire now. All countries have a duty to end the starvation and genocide. Countries and corps. supplying Isr. with money and weapons are complicit. Other countries should impose economic, political and cultural sanctions. Institutions should divest.
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What can be done for the future of Palestinians?
Any discussion about 1-state, 2-state or whatever political configuration must prioritize two things:
-the Palestinian people’s right to return to Palestine; and - the full realization of their human rights and dignity.
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Any discussion about 1-state, 2-state or whatever political configuration must prioritize two things:
-the Palestinian people’s right to return to Palestine; and - the full realization of their human rights and dignity.
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Risk of starvation is increasing everywhere. In Sudan, the largest number of people in the world are facing starvation: 23+ million. Starvation is always deliberate, internat'l, structural and long-lasting.
Read more to learn about what can be done:
/endundocs.org/a/79/171
Read more to learn about what can be done:
/endundocs.org/a/79/171
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