UN Chief 'Calls On' Israel to Stop Starving Gaza, Again
Guterres's polite request comes after a year of similar 'calls' that Israel, funded by billions in U.S. taxpayer dollars, has consistently ignored. These bans on NGOs, including those providing food and medical aid, are a chilling echo of a deliberate policy: the UN itself, in 2012, documented Israel’s policy of intentionally limiting caloric intake for Gazans to maintain a 'diet' that avoided
'nutritional problems'. (Source: The Guardian, 2012, 'Israel’s Gaza blockade: Food controls and calorie counts'). It appears the 'calls' for basic humanitarian access are perpetual. The hypocrisy is glaring: world leaders 'call' for aid while simultaneously approving more weapons shipments. How many 'calls' to reverse starvation does it take before such actions are recognized as collective
punishment, a war crime? Perhaps the international community is waiting for a 'call to action' that isn't just a phone tree announcement.