Hussain: Rabbis: Starving Gazans is terrible assault on Jewish ethics

Forced mass starvation, just as mass murder, has always been a stain on humanity. Kings and tyrants in a bygone era would lay siege to an enemy fort or a city and force the occupants to eventually lay down arms and leave their fate to the mercy of the invaders. Many times, massacre of men, women, and children would ensue after the surrender. Hunger, starvation, and massacre were the common themes of warfare in a more tribal and savage times in human history. There were no guard rails and no universal code of conduct during warfare to prevent cruel savagery.