{"id":22947,"date":"2025-08-01T17:58:51","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T21:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/?p=22947"},"modified":"2025-08-27T17:59:52","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T21:59:52","slug":"merkley-on-starvation-in-gaza-unacceptable-under-any-religious-or-moral-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-on-starvation-in-gaza-unacceptable-under-any-religious-or-moral-code\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley on Starvation in Gaza: \u201cUnacceptable Under Any Religious or Moral Code\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Merkley on Starvation in Gaza: \u201cUnacceptable Under Any Religious or Moral Code\u201d\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DdOVS3501Fo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Senator Merkley spoke out against starvation in Gaza and implored U.S. leaders to facilitate a massive influx of humanitarian aid on the floor of the U.S. Senate on July 30, 2025. 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