Posted on 02/18/2025 11:06:54 PM PST by Words Matter
Turns out you really can prove a negative, some of the time.
Israeli researchers have released a study of the food aid allowed into Gaza during the current war and—surprise!—there was no genocide, no starvation policy, no manmade famine. (At least none made by Israel.)
As Haaretz reports, possibly through gritted teeth:
“In the study, Israeli researchers and doctors examined the quantity and nutrient composition of the food that aid organizations brought into Gaza during the study period in order to examine whether they met the ‘Sphere’ international standards for nutrition for a population in a humanitarian crisis.
“Between January and July 2024, 478,229 tons of food entered the Gaza Strip in 28,734 shipments by land, sea, and air, the study found. The quantity of food provided an average of 3,004 calories per person per day, based on 98 grams of protein, 61 grams of fat, and 23 milligrams of iron.”
Israeli officials have been saying this throughout the war: They let in 3,000 calories per person per day, more than the estimated daily caloric intake recommended by the FDA. In fact, 3,000 calories is markedly more than required, according to the FDA, for everyone but active males.
And before anyone suggests that this seven-month average could be thanks to one or even two months of very high levels of food aid, worry not: Of the seven months studied, per-person calorie levels surpassed the recommended minimum in six of them. The outlier was a month in which major combat operations coincided with Israeli activists’ efforts to sabotage the aid caravans’ ability to travel through the crossings.
Crucially, the study points out: “While reliable data do not exist for critical dimensions of food access and consumption across Gaza, these estimates suggest that adequate amounts of nutritious food were being transported into the Gaza Strip during most of the first half of 2024.”
In other words, Israel did its part. And here’s where the actual war crime comes in: We know for a fact that Hamas hijacked aid convoys, hoarded food and resold some of it at marked-up prices while keeping the rest for themselves, and even shot Gazans who tried to accept food-aid deliveries...
Food delivered doesn’t necessarily equal food distributed properly or on some cases at all.
Not the fault of the Israelis, but that is not the narrative spread.
Furthering my case that Hamas are irredeemable rabid scum who should be eradicated on sight for the overall benefit of the planet. The Israelis have conducted the politest form of warfare in all history yet continue to be castigated by mass media, the UN and college students who’ve been led to believe lies.
Nothing will ever be good enough.
Same with Trump.
Nothing he does will be considered a positive by the disgruntled left.
You can only cry wolf so many times before the villagers stop rallying.
Do what you have to do.
Chinese Communist researchers have released a study of the food situation and there was no genocide, no starvation policy, no manmade famine in China. In this age of skepticism it is important to avoid reporting things that might look suspicious. This study may be 100% correct, but it needs a better source.
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