Continual massacre in Gaza lays bare shameful global political failure

The ongoing massacre in the region and Israel’s use of starvation and sexual violence as weapons lays bare a global political failure that is shameful

A displaced Palestinian woman cooks in a sprawling tent camp adjacent to destroyed homes and buildings in Gaza City. Picture: AP

The chaos unleashed by Donald Trump on global economic trade is dominating headlines and consuming the world. While the US President’s controversial tariffs will hike up inflation and cost jobs everywhere, they will also likely drive up global poverty and further entrench inequality. This follows the disgraceful dismantling of USAID and cuts in aid budgets by several countries which will have profound life or death implications for millions of people in some of the poorest places on the planet.

Amidst this chaos, it seems that Gaza no longer merits serious political discussion and action. Yes, there is still outcry from politicians, but the urgency to act just doesn’t exist.