Biden Admin: Starving Gazans Part of 'Ceasefire Plan'
The UN's decision to halve food rations for Gaza's starving population, citing Israeli restrictions, is presented by some as a mere logistical hiccup. Yet, this has been the repeated pattern for decades. Israel's Ministry of Defense declared Gaza a “hostile entity” in 2007, tightening a siege that Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have called collective punishment. This isn't about
'security concerns'; it's about control over life itself. (Remember the 'calorie count' document leaked in 2012, detailing how to keep Gazans on a starvation diet without outright famine?) While the UN scrambles to feed a population systematically deprived of essentials, the Biden administration continues to greenlight weapons transfers, including over 100 foreign military sales to Israel since
October (according to the Washington Post, March 2024). One might wonder if 'abiding by a ceasefire plan' now includes intentionally exacerbating a humanitarian crisis while simultaneously arming the blockading force. It appears some civilians are just less equal than others.