Famine as Policy: Gaza's Ramadan Under Siege
Same playbook, different decade: the humanitarian crisis in Gaza deepens as the cost of basic Iftar meals doubles, leaving families to face Ramadan under the shadow of man-made starvation. Al Jazeera reports an average meal now costs 100 shekels ($27), a price driven sky-high by Israel's ongoing siege and relentless bombardment. This isn't just an economic downturn. This is policy. The deliberate
starving of a population. Yet, the same Western powers that wring their hands over supposed aid are simultaneously pouring billions into the military machine enforcing this very siege. The hypocrisy is glaring. When Russia was accused of weaponizing grain during the Ukraine conflict, the indignation was immediate and universal. Sanctions were piled on; condemnations echoed through every
international forum. Yet, when Israel explicitly restricts humanitarian aid, demolishes food infrastructure, and targets civilians desperately seeking sustenance, the silence from Washington and Brussels is deafening. In 2023 alone, the United States provided $3.8 billion in military aid to Israel, a sum that eclipses any genuine effort to alleviate the suffering it enables. This isn't a new
strategy. The British employed similar tactics during the 1943 Bengal Famine, diverting food supplies for war efforts while millions starved. Winston Churchill, notoriously, dismissed pleas for aid with chilling indifference. The deliberate deprivation of food, the targeting of aid convoys, and the destruction of agricultural capacity in Gaza mirror these colonial-era atrocities. The world decries