Growing number of Jewish American groups speak out over Gaza famine

Police arrest rabbis who peacefully blocked traffic outside the Israeli consulate in New York in July. Photograph: Melissa Bender/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

As global outrage intensifies over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, a growing number of prominent Jewish American organizations, including some traditional defenders of Israel, are speaking out and imploring the country to ensure that humanitarian aid is allowed into Gaza.

This week, a UN-backed food security group warned that a “worst-case scenario of famine” is unfolding in Gaza and health authorities there report dozens of deaths from starvation.