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Gaza’s food system has been stretched to breaking point by Israel

Gaza’s food system has been stretched to breaking point by Israel: “Control oil, and you control nations; control food and you control people.” This aphorism, often attributed to Henry Kissinger, recently came to mind when I saw first hand how both strategies have been effectively deployed in Israel’s occupation and blockade of Gaza. As a …

COVID: how ICUs in England were stretched to cope with the pandemic

COVID: how ICUs in England were stretched to cope with the pandemic: VILevi/Shutterstock There has been much discussion recently about how governments handled the COVID pandemic during 2020 and 2021. In particular, debate has centred on the costs and benefits of the various social restrictions, including lockdowns. The rationale for implementing social restrictions and other …