📢 Condemning Starvation Tactics Is Not Antisemitism — It’s a Stand for Humanity
Israel is using food—and famine—as a weapon of war. This is a moral moment. We must not look away. People Power United will always stand for peace, justice, and the dignity of all people.
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Friends,
What I’m about to say isn’t easy—but it’s necessary.
Every time we speak hard truths—whether about healthcare, housing, Israel, or Palestine—some people choose to walk away. And that’s okay. I’m not here to make the comfortable feel safer. I’m here to stand with those who believe in justice, dignity, and a future where everyone can thrive.
When we first spoke out about the violence in Israel and Palestine (linked here, here, and here), we lost some subscribers. That’s part of this work. But the overwhelming majority of you stayed—and leaned in. Because you understand that silence helps no one.
And that's what gives me hope. Most of you come here expecting clarity, compassion, and action. I hope that today will be one of those days. So let’s get into it—together.
🔥 Being Against Israel Using Starvation as a Weapon for Killing Innocents Is Not Antisemitism — It's Our Moral Obligation
Let’s be absolutely clear: condemning war crimes is not antisemitism.
It is not antisemitic to say that starving civilians, bombing neighborhoods, and shooting desperate people at food lines is wrong. What is antisemitic is the idea that such brutality represents Judaism. The atrocities committed by Netanyahu’s government are not acts of faith—they are acts of violence.
Remaining silent in the face of this mass suffering would be a betrayal of international law—and a betrayal of our shared humanity.
Israel is using food as a weapon of war.
For more than 80 days, Israel blocked nearly all food and humanitarian aid from entering Gaza. When that siege finally lifted, chaos came—not care. The experienced UN-led aid network was gutted, and replaced by a U.S.-based contractor system that also failed to meet the moment.
Only four distribution sites were opened to replace a previous network of over 400 (Wikipedia, 2025). Masses of starving Palestinians, many walking for miles before dawn, were funneled into a handful of dangerous, overcrowded locations. Israeli soldiers, stationed nearby, opened fire on them repeatedly.
At least 50 people were killed in just one week at these food distribution sites, according to the Red Cross. Many more were wounded. The IDF claims these were warning shots—but multiple survivors have described them as deliberate massacres (New York Times, 2025 and New York Times, 2025 and New York Times, 2025).
As of today, “More than 130 people have died of hunger, most of them in recent weeks, according to the Health Ministry. More than 1,000 have been shot waiting for aid, most in the scramble to reach first-come, first-served food distributed at points located inside Israeli military zones…(Washington Post, 2025).
Civilians—not Hamas—are dying by the thousands.
As of today, nearly 60,000 people have been killed in this war, the overwhelming majority of them Palestinian civilians (Washington Post, 2025). Over 70% of those killed in homes were women and children (BBC, 2025).
Gaza has been deemed the “the hungriest place on Earth" (United Nations, 2025).
These are not accidents. These are deliberate tools of warfare—targeting human dignity and survival itself.
This is not about security—it's about control and displacement.
Israel says the new food system prevents Hamas from diverting supplies, but the U.N. has said those claims are exaggerated. Meanwhile, Israeli food distribution sites are concentrated in southern Gaza—likely a deliberate move to force northern residents to flee their homes permanently (ABC News, 2025).
This is ethnic cleansing by siege, disguised as a security strategy.
“A sane country does not wage war against civilians, does not kill babies as a pastime, and does not engage in mass population displacement,” Yair Golan, a left-wing opposition voice and the former deputy chief of staff of the Israeli army. (NBC News, 2025).
U.S. complicity must end now.
The United States sends billions in unconditional military aid to Israel—even as American-funded weapons rain down on civilians, flattens neighborhoods, and causes famine. (Council on Foreign Relations, 2025).
That's not national security. That's colonialism. That's war profiteering-with US tax dollars.
We cannot let our taxpayer dollars fund killing innocent people and war crimes. We must demand an end to military shipments, demand accountability from Netanyahu, and stand with those fighting for peace, justice, and survival.
Before we dive into today’s calls to action, I want to share our latest statement:
📣 Public Statement from People Power United: Condemning All Acts of Terror and Violence
People Power United unequivocally condemns all acts of terror and violence—no matter where they occur or who they target.
Terrorism is never justified. Civilian deaths are never collateral. And every life—Israeli, Palestinian, American—matters.
As we've stated before:
People Power United stands with the people of Israel who have been brutally attacked by the terrorist organization, Hamas. We condemn the killings, kidnappings, and terror that has been unleashed on Israel.
People Power United also stands with the innocent people of Palestine, who are also being used as human pawns by the terrorist organization Hamas in its dispute with Israel.
We call on America to support a free and just Israel and Palestine and take every action to ensure peace in the Middle East.
Violence will not bring peace. Hate will not bring justice. And terrorism will never bring freedom.
We call on our leaders in Congress and the White House to rise above fear and retaliation—and act with courage, humanity, and vision. That means demanding accountability from all sides, protecting civilians everywhere, ending the use of starvation and siege as weapons of war, and laying the groundwork for a free, secure, and just future for both Israelis and Palestinians.
This is a moral moment. We must not look away.
People Power United will always stand for peace, justice, and the dignity of all people—no matter where they live or what language they speak.
📢 Take Action with People Power United
We Will Not Be Silent While They Starve. Starving children is not self-defense. Shooting desperate parents as they reach for bread is not national security. Blocking reporters, punishing aid workers, and silencing dissent is not democracy. It is fascism wrapped in a flag. And we reject it.
Click here to sign the petition: Tell Congress to Block US Bombs In Gaza
Click here to sign the petition: Tell Congress: Condemn Attacks on Gaza Aid Sites
Click here to send a message to your Member of Congress: End Starvation as a Weapon of War
We must:
🔥 Demand a cease-fire now in the Israel/Hamas War and all hostages be released
✊ Demand full humanitarian access
💰 End U.S. military aid until war crimes have been investigated
🕊️ Call for a free and just two-state solution
Call your member of Congress: (202) 224-3121
Call the White House: (202) 456-1111
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