E. Mark Windle 15 April 2026 Imperialist nations have long recognised the strategic importance of having access to the Levant. Over the last 500 years this region—the ‘eastern wall’ of the Mediterranean Sea, represented by the Palestinian occupied territories, Israel, Egypt, Lebanon and Syria—has seen invasion and occupation by the Ottoman Empire, the British, IsraelContinue reading “A Chained Sea: The Israeli Occupation of Maritime Gaza”
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Malnutrition Relief or Empty Calories? Gaza Food Aid Composition, Distribution and Effectiveness
E. Mark Windle 18 February 2026. Last year’s nutrition-related headlines in Gaza were hardly in short supply. In the spring of 2025, there was a three-month complete aid blockade on a background of chronically restricted border access. By August, over 54,600 children were acutely malnourished, 40% of pregnant and breastfeeding women were severely malnourished, andContinue reading “Malnutrition Relief or Empty Calories? Gaza Food Aid Composition, Distribution and Effectiveness”
The Keffiyeh—On Culture, Consumerism and Sumud
E. Mark Windle 18 October 2025 (photography: Mandy Farrar) Sumūd (Arabic, noun: steadfastness, perseverance) Among the uncertainties that laid ahead for the Global Sumud Flotilla as it sailed towards Gaza recently, there was one known—that its effect on holding the world’s focus on Gaza hasn’t gone unnoticed. Uninformed, or biased armchair critics may have firedContinue reading “The Keffiyeh—On Culture, Consumerism and Sumud”
Aid Airdrops in Gaza—Shifting the Danger from Distribution Hubs to the Beaches
E. Mark Windle 26 July 2025. As cases of severe malnutrition in Gaza continue to rise (and killings continue at the distribution hubs), tonight’s media headline is that Israel is allowing Jordan and UAE to conduct food airdrops in the next few days, apparently with UK involvement. Deliveries of aid by airdrops have been attemptedContinue reading “Aid Airdrops in Gaza—Shifting the Danger from Distribution Hubs to the Beaches”
Press Release: The Hundred Year Hunger by E. Mark Windle
E. Mark Windle 6 June 2025 “The paradox is that the tale of Palestine from the beginning until today is a simple story of colonialism and dispossession, yet the world treats it as a multifaceted and complex story — hard to understand and even harder to solve.” (Ilan Pappé) It is a tragic sign ofContinue reading “Press Release: The Hundred Year Hunger by E. Mark Windle”
Early Days—UNRWA and the Camps of Gaza
E. Mark Windle 21 April 2025. Following the Arab-Israeli war of the late 1940s, a top priority for the displaced in Gaza, West Bank, Lebanon and Syria was to tackle the need for physical shelter. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) was a response to theContinue reading “Early Days—UNRWA and the Camps of Gaza”
A Question of Famine: IPC Food Security Phases and the Gaza Debate
E. Mark Windle 25 March 2025. (Audio version is also available here for Medium members) Humanitarian crises management requires input from a range of invested but not necessarily directly connected agencies. One element of coordinating interventions involves common understanding of the current state of food insecurity. The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) scale addressesContinue reading “A Question of Famine: IPC Food Security Phases and the Gaza Debate”
This Parched Land: The Weaponisation of Water in Gaza
Access to clean water is essential for survival, yet over two billion people lack it, particularly in Gaza where military actions and infrastructure destruction restrict supply. The situation worsened post-October 2023 due to war, leading to disease outbreaks among children. Future recovery hinges on urgent WASH initiatives and international cooperation.
The Hundred Year Hunger. Reflecting on a Work in Progress
The paradox is that the tale of Palestine from the beginning until today is a simple story of colonialism and dispossession, yet the world treats it as a multifaceted and complex story—hard to understand and even harder to solve. Ilan Pappé, On Palestine E. Mark Windle 17 December 2024 When I started out on theContinue reading “The Hundred Year Hunger. Reflecting on a Work in Progress”