Informed Comment daily updates (02/29/2024)

 

Half a Million People in Gaza face Starvation, as 1 in 6 Children are Wasting Away Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that Israel only allowed half as many aid trucks into Gaza in February as had been in January. The Gaza Ministry of Health said that two infants died on Tuesday at the Kamal Adwan hospital in northern Gaza of dehydration […]

Is the Int’l Community concluding it is Time to End the World’s Longest Occcupation? ( Middle East Monitor) – Left to its own devices, Israel would never grant Palestinians their freedom. In the past, though, some people, whether in ignorance or otherwise, claimed that peace in Palestine can only be achieved through “unconditional negotiations”. This mantra was also championed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he cared enough […]

More than 100,000 Michigan voters pick ‘uncommitted’ over Biden − does that Matter for November? By Michael Traugott, University of Michigan | – Joe Biden won the 2024 Michigan Democratic primary, but “uncommitted” ran a spirited campaign. More than 100,000 Michiganders voted “uncommitted” in Tuesday’s Democratic primary, 13% of the Democratic electorate. Listen to Michigan organized the uncommitted campaign in Michigan, promoting it as a way to express dissatisfaction with […]

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