2 more Palestinian children starved to death this morning.
That brings the total number of known Palestinian children to starve to death to 17 this week alone.
I am sorry that you have to see that.
But I am even more sorry that this young boy starved to death in Gaza. To be clear, this is not a natural disaster, but a man made crisis - a genocide - a war crime. Forced starvation and collective punishment are illegal worldwide and that’s exactly what you are looking at right now.
For the Holy month of Ramadan, which begins in just 5 days, I am working with Palestinians in Gaza with the goal of feeding 20,000 people per day with the most nutritious hot meal we can possibly provide. That’s 600,000 meals in 30 days.
It will cost us $100,000 per day - or a total of $3 million.
So far, over 4,000 of you have donated, but we estimate that it will take 30,000 donors to pull this off. We’ve had people, families, and businesses donate over $10,000 and some children just donate $1. Please, I beg of you, make your best donation here today!
Your donation is tax deductible through the brilliant charity Human Concern, International. And if you are a practicing Muslim, our work is Zakat-verified.
We will show you every bit of progress every step of the way.
My previous updates are below
Hello My Friends,
I am at the Toronto airport waiting to fly back home to be with my family before we get back on the road for our tour.
This morning in Gaza, the 15th Palestinian child just died of starvation and malnutrition. I can hardly believe that we are here right now. IT IS AN ABOMINATION. To be clear, this is not a natural disaster. This is not normal for Palestinians. This is a FORCED STARVATION - which is a war crime and constitutes genocide. Only enough food is getting into Gaza for about 20% of the population - and certain communities literally aren’t getting any food at all. My own friends in Gaza, particularly in the North, where 700,000 people are stuck, with virtually no food or aid, are starving to death.
One of my closest friends there said he only ate ONE TIME last week. He is emaciated and every hour of every day is hard. That’s why I am partnering with the brilliant team at Human Concern International, and a team of very skilled Palestinian volunteers that I have assembled, to serve 20,000 meals per day throughout the month Ramadan - which starts in just one week.
Right now, as I write this, we’ve raised enough funds to feed 20,000 Palestinians for the first 3 days of Ramadan. It will cost us nearly $100,000 per day to feed the community. Ramadan is 30 days long. Food prices are outrageous, but we have already found farmers, butchers, kitchens, shop owners, and more that are going to work with us to make this happen.
Human Concern now has 2 trucks full of food that are close to entering the gates as well and we’re going to immediately pack several more.
BUT WE NEED YOU! It’s going to take 30,000 donors to pull this off. So far we are at 2,845 donors.
You can join us by giving here now!
It is tax deductible and you will receive a tax receipt. If you are a practicing Muslim, this is also a Zakat-certified campaign that will honor your faith. And, as always, I will be showing you our progress every step of the way.
Can you please donate today? We need you on board, my friend.
I love and appreciate all of you!
Your friend and brother,
Shaun
PS: My previous emails are below….
((If you are in a major hurry, click here now. Otherwise, it is VERY important to me personally that you read what I’m about to say.))
Hello from Toronto,
In a few minutes I will be on stage speaking, but I had to send this to you right away.
Many times in my life as a leader, I prepared a message like this, and thought to myself, “This might be the most important message I’ve ever shared.”
Well, undoubtedly, what I am about to say, and what I am about to request of you, is absolutely the most important request I’ve ever made.
We’ve reached the point in the genocide of the Palestinians where people are literally starving to death. After so many massacres across Gaza, when I think I can’t possibly see anything worse than what I’ve already seen, yesterday was a new low.
112 starving Palestinians were slaughtered by Israel tanks and snipers as they waited for food in the North. Over 800 more Palestinians were injured. In the end, it was one of the deadliest mass shootings in the modern history of the world.
If you’ve been following me on Telegram, you’ve seen me and the dear young Palestinian brother, Ali, working to get fruit, vegetables, flour, and meat to Palestinians who otherwise would not have it. Thousands of you donated directly to Ali - who then took 100% of what you donated - and used it in the most profound ways. Some days he built tents for families that were sleeping on the streets. Other days, when he saw that the most pressing need was money itself, he prepared cash envelopes for people, and allowed them to purchase whatever they needed the most. We’ve served thousands of people so far.
About two weeks ago Ali told me a vision he had that deeply resonated with me…
“Shaun, I would like us to try to feed 20,000 people per day during the holy month of Ramadan,” Ali said.
Truthfully, we’d like to feed 2,000,000 people per day - and God willing - one day we will, but our first goal will be 20,000. It’s still a MASSIVE goal. But it’s one we MUST achieve.
For the past two weeks Ali has been negotiating the purchase of food inside of Gaza - and we’ve decided to partner with the beautiful team at Human Concern International (HCI), which has an office inside of Gaza and has been getting trucks through the crossing - to purchase food from outside of Gaza that we will prepare throughout Ramadan.
I think it will cost us at least $3 million to do this - maybe more - because the price of food fluctuates - and can sometimes be outrageously expensive.
We are working now to get food into the North - where the conditions are most severe - and we will absolutely be delivering food throughout Central Gaza and the South.
As we always do, Ali and I will document our work alongside the brilliant team at HCI, and show you our progress and challenges every step of the way.
Please consider making your very best donation by clicking here today.
Before I was banned from Instagram, this ambitious dream of ours would’ve been much easier to accomplish, but I just believe in my heart that with you and God, we can still do this.
While every single donation, no matter how small, matters, this is going to take tens of thousands of us stretching ourselves.
Can your business donate?
Can your mosque or church or religious center donate?
Can your family pool their resources together to donate?
Can you recruit friends and family to join you?
Can you sell any stocks or investments to donate?
It’s going to take ALL OF US - pushing ourselves to the max - to be able to do this - and we simply cannot do it without you.
Your donation is tax deductible and you will get a receipt.
I love and appreciate each of you.
Your friend and brother,
Shaun
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Shaun King is one of the most followed and shared activists and journalists in the world. In addition to being the Founder and Editor in Chief of The North Star, he also leads the Grassroots Law Project and the Real Justice PAC. A historian by training, Shaun King is the New York Times bestselling author of Make Change: How to Fight Injustice, Dismantle Systemic Oppression, and Own Our Future. His upcoming book, a memoir called Lemons and Stones, is on sale now! Shaun’s daily news podcast, The Breakdown with Shaun King, has been heard and shared hundreds of millions of times in almost every country in the world and is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and everywhere podcasts are heard. Shaun has been with his brilliant wife, Rai, for over 25 years, and they are raising their 5 kids in Brooklyn, New York.