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The dark history of forced starvation as a weapon of war against Indigenous peoples

  • Written by Rosalyn R. LaPier, Professor of History, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
imageYazan Abu Ful, a 2-year-old malnourished child, sitting in the Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on July 23, 2025. AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi

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