So, in light of the Goncharov thing, I guess ill post the whole script document i had going on. It’s not great, but definitely better than what tumblr randomly took. (No they did not ask me abt using it)
US State Department falsified report to claim Israel 'not blocking Gaza aid'
The state department falsified a report earlier this month to absolve Israel of responsibility for blocking humanitarian aid flows into Gaza, overruling the advice of its own experts, according to a former senior US official who resigned this week.
Stacy Gilbert left her post as senior civil military adviser in the state department’s bureau of population, refugees and migration, on Tuesday. She had been one of the department’s subject matter experts who drafted the report mandated under national security memorandum 20 (NSM-20) and published on 10 May.
The NSM-20 report found that it was “reasonable to assess” that Israel had used US weapons in a way that was “inconsistent” with international humanitarian law, but that there was not enough concrete evidence to link specific US-supplied weapons to violations.
Even more controversially, the report said the state department did not “currently assess that the Israeli government is prohibiting or otherwise restricting the transport or delivery of US humanitarian assistance” in Gaza.
It was a high-stakes judgment because under a clause in the Foreign Assistance Act, the US would be obliged to cut arms sales and security assistance to any country found to have blocked delivery of US aid.
Gilbert, a 20-year veteran of the state department who has worked in several war zones, said that report’s conclusion went against the overwhelming view of state department experts who were consulted on the report.
She said there was general agreement that while other factors impeded the flow of aid into Gaza at a time when famine has begun to take hold of its 2.3 million population – such as lack of security, caused by Hamas, Israeli military operations and the desperation of Palestinians to find food – it was clear that Israel was playing a role in limiting the amount of food and medical supplies crossing the border into Gaza.
“There is consensus among the humanitarian community on that. It is absolutely the opinion of the humanitarian subject matter experts in the state department, and not just in my bureau – people who look at this from the intelligence community and from other bureaus. I would be very hard pressed to think of anyone who has said [Israeli obstruction] is not an issue,” Gilbert said. “That’s why I object to that report saying that Israel is not blocking humanitarian assistance. That is patently false.”
So, in light of the Goncharov thing, I guess ill post the whole script document i had going on. It’s not great, but definitely better than what tumblr randomly took. (No they did not ask me abt using it)
Hello everyone, I will begin by introducing myself. I am Shahad Abu Musa, a third-year dentistry student. I have dreams and ambitions in the field like everyone else. As you know, we are now in Gaza in a war. I had many ideas before creating my campaign, but I saw them as the only solution to raise money. And getting out of the war... and I would like to ask for your help in this regard!
I have a family of 7 members, and I try to help them by collecting money to get out of the war and live a little safer! And this picture is of us: my father (Hatem Abu Musa), 50 years old, my mother (Maysoon Abu Musa), 46 years old, my older brother (Firas Abu Musa), 19 years old, my middle sister (Batoul Abu Musa), 17 years old, my sister (Lyan Abu Musa), 16 years old. And my younger sister (Joud Abu Musa), 12 years old, and other than that, I (Shahd Abu Musa), 21 years old.... We want your support and humanity to donate to us and share our donation link to reach the largest number of people!
As you know, we live a lot of fear and fleeing from death every single minute, hunger, killing, siege, lack of hospitals and many more!! These pictures illustrate a little of the suffering we experience daily...
I work during these times of war, as a volunteer dentist. We try to relieve people's pain as much as we can, help them, we want them to be fine in the midst of all this destruction, killing, and lack of life... It is enough that we just try!
Therefore, I am writing this post, and I hope that you will help me escape the war and continue my life for me and my family where I left off. Please help us, even if just a little, by donating and sharing. Thank you from the bottom of my h and thank you for your precious time. Thar from the heart of Gaza.
“I cleared the rubble from Israeli airstrikes, tilled the soil, and planted seeds. This is our home, our land. Everything will return more beautiful than before.”