US activist continues hunger strike over Gaza genocide

WASHINGTON (AA) – American activist Hazami Barmada entered the third day of her hunger strike near the US State Department and the White House on Wednesday, calling for an immediate end to Israel’s starvation of Palestinians in Gaza.

Speaking to Anadolu, Barmada criticized the Biden administration, particularly Secretary of State Antony Blinken, for enabling the humanitarian crisis in Gaza by sending US weapons to Israel in violation of US and international law.

“The State Department supposedly stands for human rights, for women’s rights, for gender equity, for child welfare, for education, and all of these things are under attack in Gaza and in the occupied West Bank, with full support and endorsement by the US Secretary of State,” she said.

“The US Secretary of State has continued to violate American law, to continue to provide weapons that are being used to mass murder innocent civilians, to forcibly starve children in Gaza,” she added.

The Biden administration faces mounting calls to halt weapons shipments to Israel, citing its failure to implement measures outlined in Washington’s Oct. 13 letter to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza

She emphasized that the current administration has 56 days remaining in office before President-elect Donald Trump’s team takes over.

“There is still so much time to act,” she said, expressing frustration over the administration’s inaction.

“Scapegoating Trump and saying it’s no longer this administration’s problem when for 417 days, they have not only enabled the genocide but funded it, supported it, endorsed it and normalized it. It’s time to say enough. There’s nothing to lose,” she added.