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A global hunger monitor, backed by the United Nations, has declared famine in Gaza City and the surrounding areas.

The confirmation that Israel has engineered a man-made catastrophe prompted outrage from many nations, with a notable exception.

Neither the White House nor the US State Department has uttered a word in response.

While Israel says it’s “an outright lie”, how much longer can the US remain silent?

Is that silence an implicit go-ahead for the Israeli military’s large-scale assault on Gaza City and the drip-feeding of aid?

Presenter:

Mohammed Jamjoom

Guests:

Jeremy Konyndyk – President of Refugees International

Mustafa Barghouti – Secretary-general of the Palestinian National Initiative

Matt Duss – Executive vi

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