On August 18, VRT NWS (Belgian Flemish public broadcaster) published an interview with Amnesty staff member Eva Davidova (Amnesty Flanders). In it, she repeated several points, including three key claims: that Israel is “starving” the population of Gaza, that a “red line” has been crossed, and that 17 testimonies from Gaza prove the situation. Her statements deserve a response. Not because the facts she presents are convincing, but because they perfectly illustrate how Amnesty International has operated for years: with slogans, half-truths, and an obsessive fixation on Israel. A response is therefore warranted. 

Dear Ms. Davidova, 

In your interview with VRT NWS, you reiterated three slogans: starvation, a “red line,” and the use of 17 testimonies from Gaza. Allow me to respond, point by point. The title of my reply will make sense to you—I think Émile Zola would have approved. 

You speak of starvation. But do you hear yourself? That same refrain has been repeated since the start of the war, constantly echoed by Hamas and its mouthpieces. Is daily life in Gaza difficult? Undoubtedly. But starvation? While cars still drive, smartphones are charged, social media functions, cigarettes circulate on the black market? While Hamas hoards tons of food for itself and engages in plundering? While the images of allegedly starving Gazans are nowhere near comparable to the visuals of freed Israelis, who were genuinely starved by that same Hamas? Why are you presenting Hamas propaganda as “facts”? Why does Amnesty consistently prefer exaggeration and caricature over numbers and verification? 

Furthermore, you dare to claim that Israel has........

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