Newsletter
Newsletter Support JNS

Unmasking the media’s lies about the Gaza aid story

“Basic Law” with Aylana Meisel and guest Yifa Segal, Ep. 20

Host Aylana Meisel-Diamant, executive director of the Israel Law & Liberty Forum, sets the record straight on the complex and often misunderstood issue of humanitarian aid in Gaza.

With global powers like France, the United Kingdom and Canada now pushing for Palestinian statehood, she is joined by international law expert and lawyer Yifa Segal to unravel the misleading narratives surrounding Gaza’s humanitarian crisis.

With Israel facing accusations of deliberately starving the Palestinian population in the Gaza Strip, the conversation challenges the false narratives fueled by international media and highlights the vital importance of separating fact from fiction in the ongoing conflict. The two women dissect Israel’s international legal obligations regarding humanitarian aid, its strategies to manage the flow of supplies and the critical role that organizations like the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) are playing in ensuring aid reaches the right hands.

With insight into the operational challenges of distributing aid in a war zone and the rising influence of Hamas interrupting the flow of goods, Aylana and Yifa bring clarity to a narrative that is often intentionally clouded by misinformation.

Key topics covered:

  • The truth behind international accusations against Israel’s aid efforts in Gaza
  • The role of Hamas in the aid distribution process
  • International law and Israel’s obligations regarding humanitarian aid
  • The emergence of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) and its impact
  • Analyzing the political and media-driven campaigns surrounding Palestinian statehood

See more at: @JNS_TV. And don’t forget to hit the subscribe button!

The Israel Law & Liberty Forum is proud to partner with JNS to offer a platform for conservative and classical liberal legal thought from within Israel. Any opinions stated are those of the speaker and not meant to represent the positions of the forum or JNS. The forum is an organization that fosters thoughtful conversation and debate on key issues in Israeli law and democracy. The forum takes no official position regarding any specific policy issue, nor does it advance specific policies.

Aylana Meisel is the founder and executive director of the Israeli Law and Liberty Forum at the Herut Center. Aylana hosts the show “Basic Law” on JNS TV.
Sgt. Idan Fooks, 19, was the third soldier killed in battle during a fragile ceasefire.
Washington “must first remove operational obstacles, including the blockade,” as a condition for “resolving issues,” Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian says.
A panel of judges led by the court’s Deputy President Noam Sohlberg set out a series of measures government bodies must adopt.
Michael Lotem finished a three-year tour as envoy to Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi and the Seychelles in August 2025.
Israel’s head of state has faced pressure to grant a pardon from U.S. President Trump.
Tzipi Hotovely will be filling a position that has been vacant for two years.