Congress’s Silence on Gaza

Photograph by Nathaniel St. Clair

I want to say a few words about an issue that people all over the world are thinking about – are appalled by – but for some strange reason gets very little discussion here in the nation’s capital or in the halls of Congress. And that is the horrific humanitarian disaster that is unfolding in Gaza.

Today marks 68 days and counting since ANY humanitarian aid was allowed into Gaza. For more than nine weeks, Israel has blocked all supplies: no food, no water, no medicine, and no fuel.