“JO 2024 – Voiture refugee olympic team” by Violaine Photo is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. By Phyllis Bennis / OtherWords Of all the memorable moments from this year’s Olympics, there’s one in particular that will stay with me. As the spectacular parade of lighted boats sailed up the Seine to open the games, among them was a […]
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Killing Palestinians by Blocking Aid. Killing Palestinians by Airdropping Aid.
Five children killed in Gaza during aid drop (screenshot) By Phyllis Bennis / Common Dreams There’s lots of talk underway about airdropping food to the 2.3 million people struggling to survive under Israeli bombardment in the ruins of the Gaza Strip. Many humanitarian aid experts say that the plan is expensive, inefficient and insufficient to deal with the level of famine […]