As Common Dreams reported this week, Integrated Food Security Phase Classification has said that 85% of people in Gaza are now in Phase 5 of famine, defined at “an extreme deprivation of food.”

Organizer and attorney Aaron Regunberg said that instead of simply doing “reputational damage control by speaking up in these very last moments,” powerful political leaders must “shut shit down.”

”You want history books to not record you as an evil genocide supporter?" said Regunberg. “One speech now—after countless speeches condemning those who have been speaking out—ain’t gonna cut it… You need to go to Gaza. You need to actually make an impact, NOW.”