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From The Warsaw Ghetto To Gaza, Starvation As A Weapon Of War
In 1516, a 7-acre section of Venice, Italy, was designated as the area where Jews would be required to live. As it was located where a copper foundry had been, it was called by the word for "foundry" in the Venetian dialect: "geto." The practice of forcibly concentrating Jews into such "ghettos" grew, reaching a brutal, murderous climax under ...Read more