Starvation, Genocide, and the Palestinian People’s Food Sovereignty

A Public Lecture with Michael Fakhri

To understand this moment of Palestinian liberation and global solidarity it is worth examining how international law is framing ongoing debates. Israel announced and implemented its starvation campaign against the Palestinian People in Gaza on October 8. This has in part  lead to the International Criminal Court issuing arrest warrants against individuals. But Israel has been starving people in Gaza for 17 years and is undermining Palestinian food sovereignty for over 75 years. This talk examines how the legal concepts like starvation, genocide, and food sovereignty can clarify what is at stake for the Palestinian People and for struggles for freedom everywhere.