Today a coalition of military veterans, religious and humanitarian organizations will begin a 40-day “Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza,” with a news conference at 10:00 am ET, at the “Isaiah Wall” near the United Nations headquarters in New York City, moving to the U.S. Mission to the UN, where the fast will be conducted. The demands of the fast are 1) Full humanitarian aid to Gaza under UN authority and 2) No more U.S. weapons to Israel. A representative number of people will fast from May 22 to June 30 in New York, with many others participating around the U.S. and beyond for as many days as they can. To date, 249 people have registered. The fast is organized by Veterans For Peace along with 28 co-sponsoring organizations. Friends of Sabeel, NA is maintaining the list of fasters.. The UN fasters are limited to 250 calories per day, recently reported as the average intake for people in Gaza. Yesterday, UN Humanitarian Chief, Tom Fletcher, said 14,000 babies could die in Gaza within the next 48 hours. A statement from the fasters condemned the genocide, saying, “We are horrified and outraged that Israel is using starvation as a war tactic in clear violation of international law, and we condemn our government’s complicity in the genocide of the Palestinian people.” https://www.fosna.org/2025gazafast (fb)

The Maine group said it was answering the call of Veterans For Peace, a non-profit organization that also begins a 40-day fast for #Gaza on Thursday, demanding a “resumption of humanitarian aid under UN authority to Gaza” and that the “US stop arming Israel”. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/22/maine-hunger-strike-gaza #StopArmingIsrael #EndGazaSiege #FastForGaza (fb)