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Veterans Lead 600+ Protesters Fasting for Gaza Aid

5/31/2025

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Over 600 protesters, including military veterans, are fasting outside the U.N. in Manhattan from May 22 to June 30. Their powerful stand calls for immediate humanitarian aid under U.N. oversight and an end to U.S. arms shipments to Israel, shining a spotlight on the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza.

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Over 600 protesters, including military veterans, are fasting outside the U.N. in Manhattan from May 22 to June 30. Their powerful stand calls for immediate humanitarian aid under U.N. oversight and an end to U.S. arms shipments to Israel, shining a spotlight on the dire humanitarian crisis unfolding in Gaza.