SCOTT DETROW, HOST:
Five weeks into the war between Israel and Hamas, the humanitarian situation in Gaza is growing increasingly dire. Shelter, food, fuel and water are all in critically short supply as the Israeli military pushes further into the Palestinian territory, and hundreds of thousands of people try to flee the fighting. Conditions at Gaza hospitals are especially bleak, with some forced to close because of a lack of power amid heavy bombing. Meanwhile, pressure continues to mount around the world on Israel to declare a cease-fire for humanitarian reasons. There have been marches in London, Paris and elsewhere this weekend demanding a pause in order to save lives, but writer Arwa Mahdawi worries those calls will fall on deaf ears. She’s a U.S.-based columnist for The Guardian, and her latest piece is titled, “Is It Too Much To Ask…
