PARIS — When it comes to Gaza, the Trump administration’s level of tone-deafness is on par with that of a leaf blower at a meditation retreat.
Palestinians are now starving, and while Trump acknowledges it, he then flicks it off like Big Mac crumbs, blaming Hamas.
Trump campaigned on avoiding foreign wars. Fair enough. But conveniently opting out of a crisis that you helped escalate isn’t the same thing as having completely butted out from the get-go. Trump’s policies have significantly contributed to the current catastrophe.
Gaza’s starvation stems directly from aid blockades, bureaucratic hurdles and reportedly widespread looting. Israel blames Hamas for taking the food, just like it blamed them when supposedly precise Israeli bombs reduced civilian homes to rubble in the name of targ