amy: neve gordon professor neve gordon, we want you to stay after the show so we can continue this conversation and will post it online at democracynow.org. professor gordon teaches international law and human rights at queen mary university of london. we will link to your piece in the new york review of books headlined "the road to famine in gaza." next up, we go to senegal where a pair of opposition leader's went from prison to the presidency and the prime minister ship in three weeks. stay with us. ♪ [music break] amy: "tamvela mama," mother's prayer, by mokoomba. this is democracy now! i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. nermeen: we end today's show in senegal where the newly inaugurated president bassirou diomaye faye has named ousmane sonko to be his prime minister, capping a remarkable three week period that saw the two opposition figures go from prison to ruling senegal, vowing to fight poverty, injustice, and corruption. faye and sonko were released from prison in mid-march just days before faye won senegal's election to replace president macky sall who had attempted to delay the vo