cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/685691
A panel of United Nations independent experts has accused Israel of engaging in a campaign of starvation and genocide in Gaza as the effects of the famine are being felt across Gaza. Palestinian physician and activist Mustafa Barghouti says “what we see today is a purposeful act of starvation” and that the real intention of the Israeli government has never changed. “Their main goal is the total ethnic cleansing of all of Gaza people and all of the Gaza Strip.”
Genocide. It’s called genocide.
What gave it away? All of Gaza being bombed to rubble?
And there were exactly 0 (zero) people surprised by this statement.
I agree they’re trying to get rid of the Palestinians; you could see that with the early slaughter, and their comments to the US, Europe, and the Arab states of, “Well if you’re so keen on protecting them, you take them!” And I think they’re okay with starvation, if that’s what it takes.
But honestly, at this moment right now I think they’re trying to thread the needle: starve and bomb them enough that their immune systems are weakened (which is already done). And then just wait for some disease or other to rage through the refugee camps. Everyone is packed in so tightly, and there are so few safe places to go, that disease is just going to rip through the population once it takes hold. And Israel will continue to hold up humanitarian aid, but (at the exact same time) proclaim that they didn’t have anything to do with those deaths, it’s all just very very sad.
Agree with what this article says, but in general particular caution should be used with this source, from wikipedia:
There is no consensus on the reliability of Democracy Now!. Most editors consider Democracy Now! a partisan source whose statements should be attributed. Syndicated content published by Democracy Now! should be evaluated by the reliability of its original publisher.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources/Perennial_sources
You forgot to add they have a HIGH rating for credibility and factual reporting. Source
“Yes, but of course, the people who said this were happen were clearly biased,” middle class people will be saying, as the world ends due to climate change.
That’s patently incorrect. Watch Democracy Now for a week just for headlines. You will understand that in all news media, Amy Goodman stands for truthful news reporting above all else.
That is the one trustable source in news.
All news is partisan. This is not the cautionary warning you think it is. Wikipedia lol.
I fully agree.
