Between the River and the Sea

Famine in Gaza


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Join Avi as he breaks down what is causing the worsening famine in Gaza. He covers why Israel is manufacturing this famine, and details the US' history of providing diplomatic cover for Israeli induced famines in Gaza. In light of Israel's recent attacks in defense of the Druze in Syria, he then discusses why Israel treats its Druze population so differently from its Palestinian minority.


Sources:

  • https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/israel-news/2025-07-23/ty-article/.premium/a-smokescreen-for-inaction-aid-groups-issue-urgent-call-to-end-starvation-in-gaza/00000198-3410-d96b-a5ff-fcd96ef80000

  • https://www-haaretz-com.revproxy.brown.edu/opinion/editorial/2025-07-22/ty-article-opinion/israels-minister-of-starvation-is-strangling-the-only-viable-aid-agency-for-gaza/00000198-339b-d96b-a5ff-ffdbf6a40000

  • https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/east-mediterranean-mena/israelpalestine/gaza-starvation-experiment

  • https://www.crisisgroup.org/middle-east-north-africa/east-mediterranean-mena/israelpalestine/gaza-starvation-experiment

  • https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/06/middleeast/israeli-minister-smotrich-starve-gazans-intl

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  • https://www.gov.uk/government/news/joint-statement-on-the-occupied-palestinian-territories#:~:text=We%20condemn%20the%20drip%20feeding,been%20killed%20while%20seeking%20aid.

  • https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title22-section2378-1&num=0&edition=prelim

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  • https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2016/03/21/5-facts-about-israeli-druze-a-unique-religious-and-ethnic-group/

  • https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70xyv4z74go

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  • https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/7/23/iran-ready-for-war-with-israel-will-not-halt-nuclear-programme-pezeshkian

  • https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/new-us-assessment-finds-american-strikes-destroyed-only-one-three-iran-rcna218761

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Between the River and the SeaBy Avi Villalobos-Sharone