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The American Organization for Refugees in the Near East (ANERA) has suspended operations in Gaza after seven members of World Central Kitchen were killed in an Israeli attack. Over the past six months, Anera has been delivering medicine, water and approximately 150,000 meals of food per day in Gaza. The group's president and CEO, Sean Carroll, also joined Amna Nawaz to discuss his concerns.
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warm up questions
- who Who is Sean Carroll? What is his background?
- where Was the rescue vehicle carrying World Central Kitchen staff attacked?
- what How many people does Anera serve?
- why Has Anera suspended aid deliveries to Gaza?
- how Has Israel responded to questions about why aid workers have been targeted by strikes?
focused questions
If no aid agency is confident that it can operate safely in Gaza, what do you think is the best way to ensure that the people of Gaza have access to food?
media literacy: Why do you think the NewsHour spoke to other aid organizations and not representatives from World Central Kitchen for this story?
alternative: Look, think, wonder: What did you notice? What did that story make you think? What would you like to know more about?
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What students can do: How has the United States responded to the withdrawal of aid groups from Gaza due to Israeli attacks? What policies is the United States implementing to ensure that starvation does not affect the millions of people in Gaza?
Read the following Politico article “Anger Biden won't change Israel policy after deadly attack on aid workers” argues the White House shouldn't change its policy toward Israel Please write the reason why it looks like this. We then discuss how to determine how the United States can get more aid to people in the Gaza Strip in need.
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