we will speak with phyllis bennis. back in 20 seconds. ♪ [music break] amy: "blinding lights" by the weeknd. the artist announced earlier this month he would be directing $2.5 million to meals for palestinians in gaza. this is democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. with nermeen shaikh. nermeen: the united nations security council has for the third time this week postponed a vote on a resolution calling for a halt to the fighting in gaza and for israel to allow shipments of food, water, fuel, and medicine into the besieged territory. several security council members have expressed frustration with the united states for repeatedly delaying votes and for threatening to once again veto any resolution. amy: we are joined now by phyllis bennis, a fellow at the institute for policy studies. she serves as an international adviser to jewish voice for peace. phyllis has written several books, including "understanding the palestinian-israeli conflict." her recent piece for in these times is h