When the far-left politicians Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ayanna Pressley were first elected to Congress roughly half a decade ago, many moderate Democrats saw their unapologetically progressive vision for America as an albatross around the neck of the Democratic Party. That certainly seemed to be the view of Democratic leaders, who seemed intent on making “the […]
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Trapped and Starving, 2 Families in Gaza Try to Keep Their Children Alive
Born in wartime, the baby had not eaten in more than a day, his father said — no formula, no nothing. His parents had already spent the last of their money on food, sold his mother’s gold jewelry to buy milk and begged water from other evacuees to mix the powdered formula. Now even that […]
Read MoreFor Many Western Allies, Sending Weapons to Israel Gets Dicey
For months, Western governments have provided military support for Israel while fending off accusations that their weapons were being used to commit war crimes in Gaza. But as a global outcry over the growing death toll in Gaza mounts, maintaining that balance is becoming increasingly difficult, as was clear on a single day this past […]
Read MoreHere’s What to Know About the Hunger Crisis in Gaza
Six months into the Israel-Hamas war, the people of Gaza are facing a hunger crisis that the United Nations says borders on famine. The crisis in Gaza is entirely human-made, a result of Israel’s war on Hamas and a near-complete siege of the territory, aid experts say. Conflicts were also at the root of the […]
Read MoreWorld Central Kitchen Let Him Serve Gaza. He Paid With His Life.
Saifeddin Abutaha, an aid worker for World Central Kitchen, was on his way home to see his mother when an Israeli missile struck the car he was driving in a humanitarian convoy last week. Mr. Abutaha, 25, doted on his parents, and he texted them frequently while out delivering aid across the Gaza Strip, which […]
Read MoreIsrael’s Account of World Central Kitchen Strike Raises Wider Legal Questions, Experts Say
Israel’s account of its attack on a World Central Kitchen convoy raises significant legal questions even if the strike was the result of a series of mistakes, experts say. The Israeli military announced on Friday that its preliminary investigation had revealed a string of errors that led to the deaths of seven aid workers. It […]
Read MoreAnother Israeli Hostage’s Body Recovered, the Death Angering His Family
The Israeli military said on Saturday that it had recovered the body of an Israeli hostage who was abducted during the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack, almost six months after he was taken hostage. The man, identified as Elad Katzir, 47, was a farmer in Nir Oz, a kibbutz near Israel’s border with the Gaza Strip […]
Read MoreGazans Describe Search For Food and Wonder If It Will Get Worse
On most mornings before the war, Suhail Al-Asaad, a body builder, could be found at his kitchen counter in Gaza City, eating an omelet of eight egg whites before speed-walking along the waterfront and heading to the gym to lift weights. That waterfront now lies in ruins. Mr. Al-Asaad and his family, like so many […]
Read MoreOutrage Over Slain Aid Workers Deepens Democratic Resistance to Arming Israel
Outrage over a strike by the Israel Defense Forces that killed seven aid workers in Gaza has supercharged resistance among congressional Democrats to sending arms and fresh military funding to Israel. The mounting concern has added uncertainty to a pending foreign aid package for Ukraine and Israel that has been stalled in the House for […]
Read MoreIsraeli Military Says Series of Failures Led to World Central Kitchen Attack
A series of failures, including a breakdown in communication and violations of the rules of engagement, led to the deadly Israeli strikes that killed seven humanitarian aid workers in Gaza this week, senior Israeli military officials said on Friday. The military officials said that the officers who ordered the strikes on the aid convoy had […]
Read MoreIsrael’s Deadly Airstrike on the World Central Kitchen
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Read MoreIsraeli Strikes in Damascus and Gaza Show Strengths and Limits of Accuracy
About 5 p.m. on Monday, Israeli warplanes streaked across the Syrian border, striking an embassy building in Damascus and killing a cadre of senior Iranian military commanders with the kind of pinpoint accuracy that has earned Israel’s military fear and respect across the Middle East. Several hours later, the same Israeli military rained missiles on […]
Read MoreBiden Is ‘Outraged.’ But Is He Willing to Use America’s Leverage With Israel?
When President Biden said he was “outraged and heartbroken” about the killing of seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in Gaza, his forceful language raised a natural question: Would this strike, even if a tragic error, lead him to put conditions on the weapons he sends to Israel? So far, the White House has been […]
Read MoreWorld Central Kitchen Workers Delivered Aid. Then Their Convoy Was Hit.
Lalzawmi Frankcom’s text message was short and sweet: a heart emoji reply at 10:38 p.m. on Sunday to her friend Josh Phelps, who had sent along photos of their humanitarian work together on a reservation in South Dakota. Ms. Frankcom, an Australian known as Zomi, had a big day ahead on Monday. She and her […]
Read MoreWorld Central Kitchen Workers Delivered Aid. Then Their Convoy Was Hit.
Lalzawmi Frankcom’s text message was short and sweet: a heart emoji reply at 10:38 p.m. on Sunday to her friend Josh Phelps, who had sent along photos of their humanitarian work together on a reservation in South Dakota. Ms. Frankcom, an Australian known as Zomi, had a big day ahead on Monday. She and her […]
Read MoreBiden Outraged After Israel’s Military Claims Aid Convoy Attack Was a Mistake
President Biden said he was “outraged and heartbroken” by the killing of seven humanitarian aid workers in a strike by Israeli forces, strongly condemning the attack just hours after Israel’s top military commander acknowledged its military had made a “grave mistake.” Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi made a rare admission of fault by Israel in the […]
Read MoreJosé Andrés: Let People Eat
In the worst conditions you can imagine — after hurricanes, earthquakes, bombs and gunfire — the best of humanity shows up. Not once or twice but always. The seven people killed on a World Central Kitchen mission in Gaza on Monday were the best of humanity. They are not faceless or nameless. They are not […]
Read MoreHow José Andrés and World Central Kitchen Became Leaders in Disaster Aid
World Central Kitchen’s rise as one of the world’s most agile and far-flung emergency feeding operations has been fueled by two powerful forces: chefs who know how to organize kitchens quickly in the most extreme circumstances, and the undeniable charisma of the chef José Andrés, a wealthy, well-connected restaurateur driven to feed people in disaster […]
Read MoreIsraeli Strikes Kill 7 Aid Workers in Gaza
Israeli strikes on an aid convoy run by the charity group World Central Kitchen killed seven of its workers in the Gaza Strip, setting off international outrage and underscoring the risks to humanitarian workers trying to alleviate a looming famine. The aid workers — a Palestinian, an Australian, a Pole, three Britons and a dual […]
Read MoreWhat We Know About the Strike That Killed World Central Kitchen Workers in Gaza
Seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen were killed when their convoy came under fire overnight between Monday and Tuesday, according to the aid organization and Palestinian health officials in Gaza. The disaster relief organization, founded by the Spanish chef José Andrés, said members of its staff were hit in an Israeli strike, the Israeli […]
Read MoreGaza Aid Groups Fear for Safety After Strike on World Central Kitchen
Aid groups in Gaza said on Tuesday that they were more concerned than ever about the safety of their staff members there after seven World Central Kitchen workers were killed in an airstrike, saying that the deaths underscored the growing challenges of meeting Palestinians’ basic needs. Humanitarian workers have been killed throughout the war in […]
Read MoreJosé Andrés’s World Central Kitchen Feeds People in Disaster and War Zones
Since its founding in 2010 by the chef José Andrés after a devastating earthquake in Haiti, the relief group World Central Kitchen has turned up at some of the globe’s biggest disasters, crises and conflicts, with the goal of doing what chefs do best: feed people. The nonprofit group teams up with local food providers, […]
Read MoreWorld Central Kitchen Workers Killed in Gaza Airstrike, José Andrés Says
International aid workers from World Central Kitchen, a disaster relief nonprofit that has become a crucial source of food for desperate Gazans, were killed in an airstrike in Gaza, according to José Andrés, the chef who founded the organization. Mr. Andrés said on the X platform that “several of our sisters and brothers” were killed […]
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