As a member of the Senate Armed Services and Select Intelligence Committees, Sen. Angus King wields considerable political influence. He recently signed Senate Resolution 224 requesting that the Trump administration hasten aid delivery to starving Palestinians in Gaza. A good start, although far too late for the tens of thousands who have died from starvation, carpet bombing and targeted shooting.

At a meeting with constituents, King expressed more concern about hostages in Gaza (now about 40) than he has about Palestinians displaced countless times, with wounds, burns and amputations, who are treated, if at all, without anesthesia.

Sen. King’s responses are inadequate, a placebo in the face of ongoing genocide. He spoke of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), recently tasked with delivering aid to Gazans, as merely raising “red flags.” In reality, the four sites where GHF is supposed to serve 2 million starving Palestinians have become death traps as Israeli troops routinely slaughter dozens of Gazans every day while starving people attempt to secure food for their families.

Has King publicly called for Israel to end this daily murder? Not yet. Why has he resisted pleas that he demand a stop to the U.S. arming of Israel? Seventy percent of the weapons used by Israel are supplied by the U.S. An end to that would make a quick end to the Gaza genocide. Constituents who oppose Israel’s ongoing war crimes need to pressure King to speak up more determinedly rather than meekly voicing his ‘”concerns.”

Donna Joss
Bridgton