Israel Waging "Fastest Starvation Campaign" in Modern History: U.N. Special Rapporteur on Food

[Uncle Joe]

“The world needs to impose wide-scale sanctions against the state of Israel to force it to end the starvation and genocide of civilians.” More than 100 humanitarian organizations are demanding action to end Israel’s siege of Gaza, warning mass starvation is spreading across the Palestinian territory. Michael Fakhri, the U.N. special rapporteur on the right to food, says Israel’s 78-day-long extreme blockade of Gaza constitutes “the fastest starvation campaign we’ve seen in modern history.” Fakhri says the mass suffering has been both “preventable” and “predictable,” thanks to the impunity Israel has received from the international community, and calls on the United Nations to impose sanctions on Israel and ensure humanitarian aid delivery into Gaza.

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[malthaussen]

1. Guess it depends on what you consider "modern."

For example, the Brits are alleged to have starved several million Indians to death during WW2.

-- Mal