Stage 5 Famine & Escalating Repression

About this episode

Lara and Michael discuss the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza, US sanctions on a UN official, and the resignation of a commission investigating the situation.

This week Lara and Michael cover Israel's forced starvation of the Palestinian people in Gaza, which has reached Stage 5 for many people in the besieged territory, the US sanctions levied against United Nations Special Rapporteur on the oPt, Francesca Albanese, and the odd resignation of all members of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the oPt in the days that followed.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lara E., Mikey B.

Topics covered

• forced starvation
• US sanctions
• human rights
• Gaza
• political repression

Keywords

• Gaza
• Israel
• Palestinian
• sanctions
• Francesca Albanese
• human rights
• Stage 5 Famine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United Nations

Places: Israel, Palestinian, Gaza

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