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At least 57 Palestinians have starved to death in Gaza as Israel’s punishing blockade of food, water, and other critical aid to the besieged enclave stretches into its third month amid relentless bombardment.

Gaza’s Government Media Office said on Saturday that most of the victims were children, as well as the sick and elderly, condemning the “continued use of food by the Israeli occupation as a weapon of war” and urging the international community to exert pressure on Israel to reopen the borders and allow in aid.

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[-] rational_lib@lemmy.world 33 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Notice how this gets so much less attention that it did during the campaign even though its only gotten worse. Just remember: many of the people who claim to care, don't. And if you actually want to stop this, it needs to start with putting people in power who actually care about stopping it. If there isn't one in the general, that means this didn't happen during the primaries.

[-] finder585@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Notice how this gets so much less attention that it did during the campaign even though its only gotten worse.

Don't worry, when the American mid-term elections start next year Palestine will be relevant again.

Republican's will be gleefully listing off the next minorities they are sending to Freedom Camp in El Salvador. While Democrats are bombarded with endless purity tests and FUD so the Republican candidates can win.

[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

An easy solution would be for the Democrats to condemn the GENOCIDE (its a bit more then a purity test) and break ties with Israel.

They lost because they put the interests of a foreign nation above their own constituents, I hope they have better sense then to do it a second time.

[-] kittenzrulz123 3 points 1 day ago

Not only did the Greens condemn Israel even the Libertarian party openly called out the Genocide, eveyone even democrats who dont have corporate sponsors are more than willing to condemn Israel.

BAN AIPAC

[-] finder585@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

The Republicans won because some voters put the interests of a foreign nation above their own country and now the genocide is coming home.

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 5 points 1 day ago

The problems with Israel extend well past the Middle East. Our government has been infiltrated, compromised, and there are attacks on 1A-protected free speech.

This is absolutely a problem for Americans.

[-] finder585@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Our government has been infiltrated, compromised, and there are attacks on 1A-protected free speech.

Ya, thanks for supporting the Republicans.

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 3 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Nope. I voted for Harris/Walz.

But you can recognize a problem and call out your side's bullshit while still opposing the other side. That might be a bit nuanced for you though.

[-] finder585@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago

>Continuously attacking the DNC, while ignoring the RNC.

I voted for Harris/Walz.

Sure, buddy. And I'm a Mossad Agent /s

[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I would hardly say wanting the democrats to stop enabling and supporting genocide to be in the interests of a foreign nation. Maybe in the interest of decency or of humanity in general.

Whatever way you frame it, the democrates ignored their voters, betraying them to instead do the bidding of the state of Israel.

They are, in the end, expected to listen to their consituents and not a war mongering genocidal apartheid state.

[-] finder585@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

They are, in the end, expected to listen to their consituents and not a war mongering genocidal apartheid state.

Dude, are you not paying attention to who the Republican party heavily supports?

[-] Grimy@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

What does that have to do with demanding change inside the democratic party? I just want the "good guys" (who I'm essentially forced to vote for) to stop supporting genocide.

[-] sigmaklimgrindset@sopuli.xyz 87 points 2 days ago

I genuinely don't know what to do while reading news about Palestine. Donations don't help if the food isn't getting through the blockade, the biggest powers of the Western world seem to be in support of or turning a blind eye, and I as a citizen halfway across the world feel absolutely helpless as I watch children willfully being bombed and starved to death.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 23 points 1 day ago

Pressure your local government to act against Israel's genocide through sanctions and military support for Palestine. Write your representatives, turn out to protests, help your local political party that aligns with your goals.

My state law actually prevents any company from working with/for the government if they boycott Israel. Let’s say I’m a government worker who needs to hire a contractor for a project. This contractor is not a government employee. But if this contractor boycotts Israel then I, as a government employee, am not legally allowed to choose them for the project; I have to find a contractor who doesn’t boycott Israel.

It’s literally enshrined in state law, so local governments can’t overrule it even if they wanted to.

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago

My state law actually prevents any company from working with/for the government if they boycott Israel.

Laws can be changed. We need to pressure our state legislatures in removing these bullshit laws.

[-] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 4 points 1 day ago

It's insane that we have laws forcing us to work with and not criticize a particular foreign sovereign state. It's literal madness, like it breaks my brain lol.

[-] catloaf@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Pressure and protest them all the same. To repeal that law is just an additional goal.

[-] Saleh@feddit.org 38 points 1 day ago

Go to demonstrations, boycott, speak up about Palestine, message your representatives, vote only for politicians that condemns Israels attacks and have a credible policy of supporting Palestinian rights.

As for donations there is organizations that try to get Israeli war criminals prosecuted and challenge governments in court to stop arming Israel. See two examples below.

https://www.hindrajabfoundation.org/
https://elsc.support/

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[-] Doorbook@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

This is what you want you to feel. Zionism in its core is a project for genocide. They want you to feel helpless. Read their history, educate yourself and your family. Fight for your political rights, boycott for the best of your ability. Share the news.

If you have time, join the protest but make sure to cover your face and dont take your phone.

[-] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago

There's nothing the average citizen can do. "The Powers That Be" will protect Israel at any cost, because Israel is a military beachhead in the Middle East for any potential military action against "The Muzlimz."

[-] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago

Not alone. The only way is to organize. They're often at local Palestine protests, so the trick is to find those, then get connected to people at them.

Jewish Voice for Peace is often at them. Someone else named another organization above. PSL has had a lot over the last year and a half, too.

[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

We put it in black and white to Democratic candidates: you can choose to support Israel or you can choose to win this election. But you only get one. Make it a binary choice and see how they respond.

If they choose to support Israel, then we need to shift to a 3rd party en masse. Make it clear that we will circumvent them if they don't change their position.

[-] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 12 points 2 days ago

This. There always needs to be someone spreading the word. See if there are anti-Zionist organizations where you live.

[-] MellowYellow13@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

You need to speak up more than, there isnt enough people speaking up about it. If there was more things would change.

If you feel helpless, doing and saying more will help lessen this feeling.

Joining protests and speaking up about this online has helped me tremendously. Yes I have been banned and/or silenced, but I feel good about myself because I am speaking my truth.

[-] Gammelfisch@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago

Albert Einstein's letter to the NY Times was 100% correct. In addition, WW II history of the ghettos continues in the Middle East.

[-] MyOpinion@lemm.ee 64 points 2 days ago

Israel starving people to death is evil. Some day you will be repaid for this.

[-] LeninOnAPrayer@lemm.ee 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I really hope so. I just can't believe we (humans) have let these ethno supremacist ideas survive in our world for so long.

I just don't know how you fix societies as broken and sick as Israel has become.

Meanwhile, the historically worst entho supremacist state of Germany uses its own history of genocide as an excuse to support a Jewish Ethnostates genocide. With the rest of the western world nodding it's head and America leading the way.

The western world has lost all moral credibility it ever pretended to uphold.

[-] prole 7 points 1 day ago
[-] EndlessNightmare@reddthat.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Climate change is coming. And it will take no prisoners.

Committing genocide to steal land that will be uninhabitable in 20 years is peak insanity.

[-] Allah@lemm.ee 3 points 1 day ago

can we please ban aljazeera links?

[-] alecbowles@lemm.ee 13 points 1 day ago

Is it not true that people are dying of starvation on Gaza?

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