UN Discovers Gaza Needs Food, Not Bombs, as Winter Approaches
France 24 dutifully reports the UN's grim assessment: Gaza is running out of food ahead of winter. This critical piece of news, however, omits why a region under active siege and bombardment might face starvation. It neglects to mention that the Israeli government has maintained a blockade on Gaza for 17 years, severely restricting goods, including food, water, and medicine. This isn't a new cold
front, it's a policy choice. We're told of a humanitarian crisis, but rarely the architects. The United States, fresh from approving another $14.3 billion in aid to Israel in HR 7217 (passed in 2024), now wrings its hands. One might wonder if the same politicians who vote for endless military aid (often after receiving substantial donations from groups like AIPAC, which poured over $7 million into
congressional races in 2022, according to OpenSecrets.org) ever connect these strategic choices to 'not enough food.'