With famine looming, aid group halts food delivery in Gaza

[pixy0stix]

apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-war-news-04-02-2024-9bdf66771b62af37d85a2800f71c0e6c

With famine looming, aid group halts food delivery in Gaza after Israeli strike kills 7 workers

[pixy0stix]

Again, targeting aid and aid workers.

Biden, “This conflict has been one of the worst in recent memory in terms of how many aid workers have been killed. This is a major reason why distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza has been so difficult – because Israel has not done enough to protect aid workers trying to deliver desperately needed help to civilians.”

[Saudade]

Apr 2, 2024 19:38:05 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Again, targeting aid and aid workers.

Biden, “This conflict has been one of the worst in recent memory in terms of how many aid workers have been killed. This is a major reason why distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza has been so difficult – because Israel has not done enough to protect aid workers trying to deliver desperately needed help to civilians.”

I think what he forgot to say was "difficult because Israel deliberately targeted them". Their convoy was very obviously marked and planned with Israel....and then targeted. 

[sproctopus]

Even that headline is insane. Famine is already there. They're eating grass to survive. Many people suffering or dying from malnutrition.

Any statement made by the White House at this point risks my eyeballs rolling right out of my head.

[fryjack2]

I was going to start a new thread and post this. Its absolute insanity. The convoy was targeted by a drone. Which means they clearly knew what they were hitting. Because wait for it.....they incorrectly (shocker) suspected a terrorist was inside one of the vans. The excuse they use for every single fucking thing they do.

www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2024-04-02/ty-article/.premium/idf-bombed-wck-aid-convoy-3-times-targeting-armed-hamas-member-who-wasnt-there/0000018e-9e75-d764-adff-9eff29360000#:~:text=War%20Live%20Updates-,IDF%20Drone%20Bombed%20World%20Central%20Kitchen%20Aid%20Convoy%20Three%20Times,Member%20Who%20Wasn't%20There&text=The%20Israeli%20strike%20that%20killed,was%20travelling%20with%20the%20convoy.

[fryjack2]

And Israel just approved 3500 more illegal settlements in the West Bank. On Palestinian land. How can they approve that? How can they continue to do that? Because the world lets them do whatever they want without consequences.

apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-settlements-west-bank-biden-49c4788ffc5f5ee41d5c48365ac5395b

Fuck the Israeli leadership that continues to prevent any chance at peace by continuing to do things like that and what its doing in Gaza.

Before anyone comes in here and tries to say this board is turning into an anti-Israel board, maybe there should be some evaluation of what Israel is doing that is not ok and condemning actions that are shitty no matter what country is committing them. The same way we do for the US and Russia, etc. I am not saying fuck Jewish people. I am not being anti-semetic in saying fuck Israeli leadership that isn't even legitimately in office and who have people rioting in the streets to remove.

[fryjack2]

And now other aid agencies like Anera are halting their aid missions because it’s too dangerous for their staff and the people they are trying to help.

This is not a war. All rules of war don’t seem to apply. This is an extermination and a genocide and the whole world has realized it.

[basilosaurus]

Apr 2, 2024 21:29:51 GMT -5 fryjack2 said:

And Israel just approved 3500 more illegal settlements in the West Bank. On Palestinian land. How can they approve that? How can they continue to do that? Because the world lets them do whatever they want without consequences.

apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-settlements-west-bank-biden-49c4788ffc5f5ee41d5c48365ac5395b

Fuck the Israeli leadership that continues to prevent any chance at peace by continuing to do things like that and what its doing in Gaza.

Before anyone comes in here and tries to say this board is turning into an anti-Israel board, maybe there should be some evaluation of what Israel is doing that is not ok and condemning actions that are shitty no matter what country is committing them. The same way we do for the US and Russia, etc. I am not saying fuck Jewish people. I am not being anti-semetic in saying fuck Israeli leadership that isn't even legitimately in office and who have people rioting in the streets to remove.

I think we're mostly educated enough here to separate people from their government. I surely appreciate when people don't associate me with W or Trump. But I'll take the label if it means I'm against genocide, targeting food relief, ffs, celebrating future seaside resorts. 

I'm in a country that is 100% pro-Palestine to occasional offensive levels. The US ambassador here just had a press conference saying he supports the rights of the protests in front of the US embassy (agree!) but also said things like immediate ceasefire, 2 state solution, which I think is not the official US position atm. I could be wrong about that, but it struck me as more than what the WH is currently saying. He said this just before the murders of food delivery. 

[basilosaurus]

Apr 2, 2024 22:01:51 GMT -5 fryjack2 said:

And now other aid agencies like Anera are halting their aid missions because it’s too dangerous for their staff and the people they are trying to help.

This is not a war. All rules of war don’t seem to apply. This is an extermination and a genocide and the whole world has realized it.

Japan just yesterday restarted their aid to Gaza, but I think it's financial and not physical www.timesofisrael.com/japan-resumes-funding-to-unrwa-for-its-indispensable-aid-work-in-gaza/

[laladypoet]

but they're going to investigate themselves so that'll surely bring some consequences, right? /s

[laladypoet]

Apr 2, 2024 19:53:34 GMT -5 Saudade said:

Apr 2, 2024 19:38:05 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Again, targeting aid and aid workers.

Biden, “This conflict has been one of the worst in recent memory in terms of how many aid workers have been killed. This is a major reason why distributing humanitarian aid in Gaza has been so difficult – because Israel has not done enough to protect aid workers trying to deliver desperately needed help to civilians.”

I think what he forgot to say was "difficult because Israel deliberately targeted them". Their convoy was very obviously marked and planned with Israel....and then targeted. 

targeted THREE TIMES even. insane.

[neverfstop]

We're quickly accelerating towards the turning point where Israel will have no allies or support left....

[fryjack2]

basilosaurus This board has been accused of being anti Israel so no, I don't think everyone is able to separate a government and its people.

Because of who I am, I want to always make it clear that my anger is not directed at Judaism or Jewish people. I know my opinion is not popular with many who believe all the land should be returned to Palestinians, but I advocate for two countries that can hopefully one day live side by side. That can't happen when one occupies the other and continues to build illegal settlements on land that is not theirs. These conflicts can not continue to always be blamed on Palestinians and their alleged refusal to work towards peace.

[fryjack2]

Apr 3, 2024 8:39:31 GMT -5 laladypoet said:

but they're going to investigate themselves so that'll surely bring some consequences, right? /s

They will blame Palestinians.  

If Palestinians who have lived in Palestine for as far back as time would just leave Palestine already and let Israelis and Jewish people from California have all the land, there wouldn't be a need to deliver food to them.  They endangered aid workers by purely existing. It's their fault. 

[laladypoet]

Apr 3, 2024 9:19:11 GMT -5 fryjack2 said:

Apr 3, 2024 8:39:31 GMT -5 laladypoet said:

but they're going to investigate themselves so that'll surely bring some consequences, right? /s

They will blame Palestinians.  

If Palestinians who have lived in Palestine for as far back as time would just leave Palestine already and let Israelis and Jewish people from California have all the land, there wouldn't be a need to deliver food to them.  They endangered aid workers by purely existing. It's their fault. 

of course they will. all they have to say is "HAMAS" and they're off the hook.

[pixy0stix]

www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/chef-jose-andres-says-israel-targeted-his-aid-workers-systematically-car-by-car-2024-04-03/

[basilosaurus]

Israel has basically said oops, my bad, denying it was intentional but not blaming Palestinians or hamas. It's horrible that that's an actual improvement in their sop

[laladypoet]

www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024-04-01/ty-article/.premium/polls-show-that-israelis-continue-to-choose-this-war-even-if-they-dont-want-netanyahu/0000018e-98d8-d591-a5cf-9fdddf100000
It's not *just* Netanyahu.

[Saudade]

iPhone Peeps:

You can go to
FreePalestine.tools

And it will walk you through an automation set up to send a daily email to your reps to demand a ceasefire

It’s super easy.

[dulcemariamar]

This is sick and insane.

But then again I guess letting people die of hunger and dehydration is “easier” compared to bombing them.


I watched an interview yesterday on the BBC news from a Israeli government minister and he was unhinged defending the attacks.

[seeyalater52]

Apr 3, 2024 8:42:23 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

We're quickly accelerating towards the turning point where Israel will have no allies or support left....

Are we? At least as far as the US government is concerned I wish it felt like meaningful support for Israel’s military was waning, but aside from lip service to ceasefire and the need for humanitarian aid it doesn’t seem that way to me.

It’s actually sort of terrifying that things have gone on this long in Gaza and we haven’t seen a bigger and clearer shift in US policy. So much has been documented about the genocide and civilian deaths and conditions for Palestinians and yet the needle has barely moved.

This is obviously super US-centric and I suspect other countries that typically support Israel may be pulling back in light of the current IDF actions.

[basilosaurus]

Jose Andres wrote an op-ed in the nytimes. www.nytimes.com/2024/04/03/opinion/jose-andres-let-people-eat.html If it's paywalled there are excerpts and clips in various locations. I found it pretty powerful and very quotable.

Will this change policy or minds? Quite likely not. But I love how passionate he is about what he does. I know he served some my friends and family personally and his workers served for months after hurricane Dorian.

Don't anyone ruin that man

[wildrice]

Apr 4, 2024 9:58:56 GMT -5 seeyalater52 said:

Apr 3, 2024 8:42:23 GMT -5 neverfstop said:

We're quickly accelerating towards the turning point where Israel will have no allies or support left....

Are we? At least as far as the US government is concerned I wish it felt like meaningful support for Israel’s military was waning, but aside from lip service to ceasefire and the need for humanitarian aid it doesn’t seem that way to me.

It’s actually sort of terrifying that things have gone on this long in Gaza and we haven’t seen a bigger and clearer shift in US policy. So much has been documented about the genocide and civilian deaths and conditions for Palestinians and yet the needle has barely moved.

This is obviously super US-centric and I suspect other countries that typically support Israel may be pulling back in light of the current IDF actions.

I agree (and also hi! So good to see you here ). I truly don't understand why the US hasn't changed policy on this - it seems like that's what the majority of people want - but I guess I could say that about most things here these days. I am so disgusted with our leadership for continuing to align with a genocide. I know political allyships are complicated, but come on.

I also think World Kitchen is an amazing organization and I'm so upset that they were targeted like this. I've donated to them recently specifically to support their aid work in Gaza and it just breaks my heart that it has to stop now, and that several lives were lost. This war is causing so much suffering.

[pixy0stix]

apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-gaza-war-oct-7-327bfeb7bfce5cb0de1568bf41a0ff06

After six months of war, Israel's isolation grows with no end in sight

[fryjack2]

Continued refusal to accept a two state solution means there will never be peace in the region.

The current leadership, neither of which have been fairly elected, have repeatedly said they have no interest in 2 states. So around and around we go killing innocent people caught in the fuckery of egotistical men in the name of religion, which is the root of so much hate and death and land ownership and self governance.

[basilosaurus]

amp.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/05/israeli-inquiry-blames-wck-aid-killings-on-grave-errors-by-military-personnel

Not surprising internal inquiry blames "mistakes."

[basilosaurus]

And my left nut sack that vehicles, filed with idf, clearly marked on their roofs were misidentified.

[pixy0stix]

CNN did an in depth investigation into the incident where the IDF massacred civilians trying to get food in February - www.cnn.com/2024/04/09/middleeast/gaza-food-aid-convoy-deaths-eyewitness-intl-investigation-cmd/index.html

From January 25 to March 21, the UN Office for the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) documented reports of at least 26 attacks on civilians waiting for much-needed supplies at Al Nabulsi roundabout on Al Rashid Street and Al Kuwaiti roundabout on Salaheddin Street in Gaza City.

[fryjack2]

The IDF lied about what happened? Their report of events don't add up and are not able to be corroborated by experts? Look at my shocked face.

Ask any Palestinian if that is news to them. Its status quo.

I would say that the IDF is delusional in thinking people believe them, but it's been decades of their fuckery with barely any accountability or repercussions so maybe it's not delusion. It's a learned, encouraged behavior.