I read the below article a couple of hours ago and I'm still dumbstruck at this paragraph.
I'm interested in municipal finance because it's a VERY direct illustration of how we produce what we pay for, and it's also highly susceptible to change. Thus, I read expecting to do some theorizing about budget allocations ... and stopped reading, mouth open, when I realized how PROFOUNDLY we do not agree what we are doing here.
#Israel has said it has informed the families of 31 people held in the territory since 7 October that their relatives are dead. The news came as the Qatari prime minister said #Hamas had given a “generally positive” response to proposals for a deal trading a break in the fighting and release of #Palestinian prisoners for the return of more #hostages.
The #US said an extended #ceasefire was the most direct route to getting large-scale aid deliveries into #Gaza, and suggested that agreement was close.
At least 576,000 people in Gaza are “one step away from #famine” according to the #UN, and one in six #children under the age of two in northern Gaza are suffering from #AcuteMalnutrition and #wasting.
“I’ve heard from all over the state that they’re just tired of #wasting our #dollars on something that tries to #divide#us,” he said referencing racial and social justice.