The banality of genocide

 
From: "Terry Lodge tjlodge50@PROTECTED [Northwest Ohio Peace Coalition]" <peacelist@PROTECTED>
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Date: February 28th 2024

Israeli civilians are also taking it upon themselves to block humanitarian aid from reaching starving Palestinians by traveling in caravans to border crossings to prevent aid trucks from entering Gaza. Their actions have sometimes taken on a perversely festive atmosphere; last week, right-wing extremists set up a giant inflatable bouncy castle where aid trucks are meant to pass through the Kerem Shalom border crossing.

"Get ready, there will be inflatables, cotton candy, popcorn, and slushies," the organizer of an aid blockade announced.

The following day, Mahmoud Fattouh, a 2-month-old baby, starved to death in Gaza City. He wasn't the only one.

     The Washington Post mention of the bouncy castles and cotton candy is linked through this article:





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