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Pregnant Women and Babies Starving - U.S. Sends More Bombs

How the U.S. is complicit in funding atrocities yet again.

Image Credit-[Adel Hana/AP Photo]

Yesterday was Christmas, and while spending time with family I glanced at my phone and saw two different, but related, stories shown in my feed. One is about how increasingly dire the circumstances are getting for people in Palestine, specifically pregnant and nursing mothers, who are lucky enough to still be drawing breath. The other is about how the U.S. is still sending billions of dollars in aid, and thousands of tons of weapons to Israel. The article talking about the starving pregnant mothers and children was based on a Palestinian outlet, so some in the pro-Israel (fascist) side will argue that it could be biased, but those people will also tell you not to believe your eyes when you see videos of dead babies and hear the cries of mother’s over their dead children.

According to the Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor, 71% of Gaza’s population is now suffering from acute hunger, while 98% of people do not have enough to eat. The organization, Human Rights Watch, has stated that the Israeli government is using starvation as a weapon of war, with devastating effects on Gaza’s population, said ActionAid in a report.

The impact on pregnant women, mothers, and their young children is severe…

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Religion and Politics at The Dinner Table
Religion and Politics at The Dinner Table

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I'm a US expat living abroad. I especially love discussing religion and politics, often in situations that aren't considered polite. L.K. Summer.

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