Letters to the Editor: Three key questions Leo Varadkar should ask Joe Biden
Leo Varadkar's St Patrick's Day trip to the US continued yesterday with his visit to the White House. Action Aid is urging the Taoiseach to engage in 'straight talking' with US president Joe Biden. Picture: Niall Carson/PA
The scale of suffering and violence in Gaza is horrific. In just five months, 31,000 people, 70% women and children, have been brutally killed. Around 80% of Gaza’s 2.3m people have been driven from their homes. Children are now dying from starvation due to lack of aid, and famine is imminent.
The reality is that all of this is man-made and entirely avoidable. The role the US has played is unconscionable, as the current administration has not only expressed unconditional support for Israel, but is also sending weapons and requesting additional funding to finance and sustain the siege in Gaza.
