An investigation by The Independent uncovers the missteps, missed opportunities and political choices made by the Biden administration that allowed a famine to take hold in northern Gaza. With access to leaked documents, testimony from current and former officials and voices from Gaza, it paints a damning picture of an entirely preventable catastrophe. By Richard Hall, Bel Trew and Andrew Feinberg

President Joe Biden and his administration have been accused of being complicit in enabling a famine in Gaza by failing to sufficiently act on repeated warnings from their own experts and aid agencies.

The former officials say the US also provided diplomatic cover for Israel to create the conditions for famine by blocking international efforts to bring about a ceasefire or alleviate the crisis, making the delivery of aid almost impossible.

“This is not just turning a blind eye to the man-made starvation of an entire population, it is direct complicity,” former State Department official Josh Paul, who resigned over US support for the war, told The Independent.

  • Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works
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    7 months ago

    The boycott movement on tiktok and other social media seem to be doing something as well. Considering McDonald’s is starting to issue statements bemoaning the boycott and how they have never supported Israel, or something like that.

    • Ensign_Crab@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      7 months ago

      The boycott movement on tiktok and other social media seem to be doing something as well.

      Yeah, getting tiktok banned.