Gaza Famine is a Direct Result of Trump's Amorality and yes the "G word" may apply
Famine is Never an Acceptable Weapon of War,
Trump loves to claim that certain catastrophes wouldn't have unfolded under his presidency—e.g Iran's nuclear ambitions, the war in Ukraine. Whether these assertions stem from calculated political positioning or genuine belief matters less than their demonstrable falsehood. What we can observe with uncomfortable clarity is how Israel's campaign of starvation and systematic bombing of civilian infrastructure, including deliberate targeting of humanitarian workers, flourished under Trump's wholesale abandonment of Geneva Convention principles.
The numbers tell a stark story. According to Statista, Hamas's October 7, 2023 attacks killed approximately 1,200 Israelis and wounded 5,431. Israel's retaliation has killed 47,540 Palestinians and wounded 111,618 in Gaza, with an additional 1,004 Palestinian deaths in the West Bank as of January 2025. This isn't war—it's systematic destruction on an industrial scale.
Trump's latest brainstorm reveals his true priorities: "relocating" Palestinians to Libya while transforming Gaza into beachfront real estate for luxury hotels. The proposal reads like a fever dream from a property developer's playbook, complete with the kind of population transfer schemes that would make Nazi German planners proud. This isn't diplomacy—it's a business plan wrapped in humanitarian rhetoric.
This green light has emboldened Netanyahu, himself held hostage by Israel's extreme right, to pursue what a UN Special Committee has explicitly termed genocide. As the Committee documented: "Since the beginning of the war, Israeli officials have publicly supported policies that strip Palestinians of the very necessities required to sustain life—food, water, and fuel. These statements, along with the systematic and unlawful interference of humanitarian aid, make clear Israel's intent to instrumentalize life-saving supplies for political and military gains."
Hamas deserves condemnation for its terrorism, but genocide cannot be the answer to terrorism. Jews, of all people, understand this historical reality. They also know from bitter experience that occupation breeds resistance, not peace. The current path guarantees another war, not lasting security.
Breaking this cycle requires two immediate steps: Israelis must remove Netanyahu and hold him accountable for war crimes, while Americans must find ways to contain Trump's reckless fantasies before they metastasize into policy. Two unstable leaders now hold the region's future hostage to their political survival and personal ambitions.
Only sustained public pressure can force both men back from this abyss—before the remaining hostages disappear into history's catalogue of preventable tragedies, and before Gaza becomes another monument to international community failure.