Amid growing humanitarian crises in Gaza, Veterans For Peace alongside allied organizations initiated a 40-day 'Fast for Gaza' from May 22 to June 30. Around 600 participants are fasting to advocate for comprehensive humanitarian aid to Gaza under UN guidance and cessation of U.S. arms supplies to Israel. Participants, including Mary Kelly Gardner, express personal motivations linked to opposition to U.S. militarism and a painful awareness of human suffering from starvation and violence in the region.
Palestinians in Gaza are being forced to survive on 245 calories per day; 250 calories daily is considered a starvation diet, as the body breaks down muscle and other tissues.
Gardner is distressed because her 'tax dollars are being used to fund this horrific violence'... 'in the form of weapons shipments'.
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