Fasting for Justice: Veterans and Activists Confront U.S. Complicity in Gaza
As the U.S. casts its fifth veto against a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in Gaza, a group of veterans and allies have entered their third week of a hunger strike outside the U.N. headquarters in New York. Led by longtime peace activist Kathy Kelly and organized through Veterans for Peace, the “Fast for Gaza” demands an end to U.S. arms shipments to Israel and a lifting of the blockade strangling Gaza.
Participants include active-duty U.S. Air Force Lt. Joy Metzler, who has applied for conscientious objector status, and Vietnam War veteran Mike Ferner, who recalls the horrors of war from his time as a Navy medic. “We’re not living in rubble. We’re not drinking poisoned water,” says Kelly. “We fast because we can—because Gazans can’t eat.”
The group is calling on the U.N. General Assembly to invoke the Uniting for Peace resolution, bypassing the U.S. veto and enforcing international law. With over 750 fasters worldwide, the movement reflects growing outrage at America’s role in enabling what many regard as genocide.
The hunger strikers are unwavering: they will continue until a permanent ceasefire is declared, humanitarian aid is allowed to flow freely, and the U.S. halts weapons shipments to Israel.
Participants include active-duty U.S. Air Force Lt. Joy Metzler, who has applied for conscientious objector status, and Vietnam War veteran Mike Ferner, who recalls the horrors of war from his time as a Navy medic. “We’re not living in rubble. We’re not drinking poisoned water,” says Kelly. “We fast because we can—because Gazans can’t eat.”
The group is calling on the U.N. General Assembly to invoke the Uniting for Peace resolution, bypassing the U.S. veto and enforcing international law. With over 750 fasters worldwide, the movement reflects growing outrage at America’s role in enabling what many regard as genocide.
The hunger strikers are unwavering: they will continue until a permanent ceasefire is declared, humanitarian aid is allowed to flow freely, and the U.S. halts weapons shipments to Israel.
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