2026-10-03T18:47:29Z https://nostr.now Peter Link 🍉🇨🇺🇵🇸🐧 https://nostr.now/npub1agm8ky2ar6tnpj39ufnnkzq7nsh5v7v9lvpehhqxfqswtupku0assnzttq https://media.expressional.social/accounts/avatars/112/708/049/553/389/426/original/70d9dfd7a9f062b2.png https://media.expressional.social/accounts/avatars/112/708/049/553/389/426/original/70d9dfd7a9f062b2.png https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsqy7p4cchwdwc5e9effrp20x2xxld5etxyc0xtymz9fjtfypejrxszyr4rv7c3t50fwvx2yh3xwwcgr6wz73neshas8x7uqeyzpe0sxm3lkg2dzvx As Gaza Starves, Republicans Take Aim at Another Lifeline. Almost No One Noticed.<br/><br/>“It seems incredibly hypocritical to suddenly be shocked by these images when every humanitarian agency has said no one can replace UNRWA&#34;<br/><br/>from #TheIntercept<br/>Matt Sledge<br/>July 29 2025, 2:42pm<br/><br/>As the world watches #Gaza starve, #Republicans in Congress quietly advanced a new ban on funding a United Nations agency that delivers food aid to Palestinians.<br/><br/>The #GOP-dominated House Appropriations Committee last week voted to bar financial support for the #UN Relief and Works Agency for #Palestinian Refugees in the Near East, long the main hub of aid distribution in Gaza.<br/><br/>If passed by Congress, the ban would reinforce a financial blockade on #UNRWA that began last year as Israel subjected the agency to an intense pressure campaign.<br/><br/><a href="https://theintercept.com/2025/07/29/gaza-unrwa-aid-congress-republicans/">https://theintercept.com/2025/07/29/gaza-unrwa-aid-congress-republicans/</a><br/><br/>#RestoreFundsToUNRWA<br/>#StopStarvingGaza<br/>#Israel #Palestine #MiddleEast #WestAsia<br/>#USA #US #USPolitics #Trump<br/>#news #press #politics <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpq3emhmgge49zxyu9mhakyk76alhvznqn5pfqgya4w2qzmzvtgx6wq79cu97" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>palestine group</span> (<span class="italic">nprofile…cu97</span>)</a></span> 2025-07-31T03:51:52Z