For today, links to reports from Reuters and National Public Radio, and to commentary via ScheerPost; other reports and commentary are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM   

–   –   –

Famine expected by May in Gaza, says U.N.-backed report, by Aidan Lewis | Reuters — Famine is expected between now and May in the north of the Gaza Strip, a U.N.-backed report said today, after more than five months of war which have shattered the Palestinian territory, killed thousands and cut off supplies. Across the whole of the besieged enclave, the number of people facing “catastrophic hunger” . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

EU’s Borrell says Israel is provoking famine in Gaza. From Reuters. BRUSSELS — “In Gaza we are no longer on the brink of famine, we are in a state of famine, affecting thousands of people,” EU foreign policy chief Josep Burrell said today. Israel’s foreign minister rejected the assertion. READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Israel’s most important ally, the U.S., expresses frustration with the war in Gaza. Steve Inskeep of NPR talks with former Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Oren about the fraying relations between Israel and the U.S. How damaged is Israel’s most important alliance? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

–   –   –

FROM MARCH 11  Here’s what Pramila Patten’s UN report on Oct 7 sexual violence actually said. From the Feminist Solidarity Network for Palestine /  Mondoweiss / ScheerPost  Over the past four months, a concerted propaganda campaign, mounted by the Israeli government and amplified across various Western media outlets, has accused Hamas of using rape as a weapon of war on Oct. 7. Allegations that . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –   

FROM MARCH 16  ‘The Genocide Democrats’ — Max Blumenthal Speaks at Woman’s National Democratic Club. A video from ScheerPost.  From introduction: “On March 7 Blumenthal of The Grayzone “discussed the crisis within the Democratic Party as the party grassroots revolts against President Joe Biden’s . . .” Click HERE for video and rest of video.