Food as Weapon in Gaza Conflict

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Colonialism, starvation and resistance: How food is weaponized, from Gaza to Canada

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Israeli state has engaged in the systematic destruction of Palestinian food systems in Gaza and Canada .

Food has been deployed as a weapon by colonial regimes to control and displace Indigenous populations.

But food has been a powerful tool of resistance and resurgence, authors say.

Israel 's blockade of Gaza , in place since 2007 , has cut off access to essential agricultural areas.

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