The American Jewish Congress hosted a special briefing with Reverend Johnnie Moore, Chairman of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF). Over the course of an hour, Moore laid out—in detail—how his foundation is bypassing the legacy aid system in Gaza, operating in a live war zone under threat of firing by Hamas, and delivering food directly to the civilian population without enabling Hamas.
This story unfolds largely under the radar.
Here are some interesting points you may have missed:
- Hamas has reportedly demanded the dismantling of GHF as part of its ceasefire talks: a clear indication that GHF is threatening the status quo that Hamas and other Gaza-based terror groups exploited for years.
- GHF has delivered over 90 million meals directly to Gazans, outside the Hamas-controlled infrastructure that dominated aid for two decades.
- The Foundation has reached between 800,000 and one million civilians—nearly half of Gaza’s population—via secure, U.S.-managed corridors and a new community distribution model.
- Gazans Don’t Need To Pay Hamas To Get Aid. GHF aid is handed out free of cost, something many Gazans couldn’t believe at first due to years of corrupt distribution.
- GHF’s model is designed to prevent mass diversion of aid trucks, which for two decades allowed Hamas to build a shadow economy on stolen humanitarian aid.
- GHF Overcomes A Problem The UN Faced: Hamas Diverting Aid Trucks. Reverend Moore contrasted GHF’s secure delivery system with a recent statement from the UN World Food Programme, which reported an instance where only 9 out of 44 aid trucks it sent into Gaza reached their intended destination. “Just last week, in fact,” Moore said, “the UN World Food Programme issued a statement—you can see it on their X page—that 44 trucks went into the Gaza Strip, and only 9 of them made it to their ultimate destination.”
- He emphasized that none of GHF’s trucks have been hijacked or diverted, underscoring the effectiveness of a system built to bypass Hamas interference and ensure aid actually reaches civilians.
- Reverend Moore explicitly called on the United Nations and legacy aid organizations to put politics aside and collaborate with GHF. “We’ve pleaded with them publicly and privately. We’ve offered to deliver their food for them,” he said.
- He revealed he has written multiple unanswered letters to UN Secretary General António Guterres. “I’ve given up writing to him,” Moore said. “He doesn’t reply.”
- He also recounted that Ambassador Cindy McCain claimed on CNN that the World Food Program had no communication with GHF, despite his repeated outreach to arrange cooperation.
- Moore described how the UN system insists that if UNRWA is not allowed to lead distribution, there will be no distribution.
- He called this “a political decision with humanitarian consequences.”
- He made clear that skepticism of UNRWA is not just an Israeli position. Several European countries and the U.S. Department of Justice curtailed ties or funding due to credible allegations about the agency’s ties to Hamas.
- 12 local Gazan GHF staff members have been killed distributing food to Gazans. American team members have also been injured by Hamas attacks. Yet the Foundation continues daily operations.
- Thousands of pallets of UN aid are currently sitting inside Gaza, unused and rotting. Meanwhile, GHF is distributing tens of thousands of boxes a day.
- Real Desperation. Moore emphasized: “The desperation is real. People are starving. But you can’t flood the zone with aid if it empowers the oppressors. We’ve proven it can be done differently.”
- Hamas, he revealed, is now deliberately shutting down markets and exploiting suffering to fuel international pressure and obstruct GHF.
- On reported deaths near aid convoys, Moore was unequivocal: “No one has died inside our distribution centers.” Most casualties occurred in unsecured zones where Hamas manipulates crowds.
- Moore added that more civilians have been killed near UN aid sites than at any GHF location, yet the media avoids covering that. He urged fairness in reporting.
- He cited a Rutgers University media study: 80% of coverage on GHF relied on Hamas-sourced material, and only 49% disclosed that origin. “Not a single headline blamed Hamas,” he noted.
- “We operate so people live,” Moore declared. “Not a single Gazan should die seeking food.”
- Moore, a Christian humanitarian with a lifelong connection to both Israel and the Arab world, framed his work as an expression of faith, conscience, and moral duty. “There is nothing more Christian than feeding people,” he said.
Also joining the program:
- Daniel Rosen, President of American Jewish Congress (AJCongress), who underscored that aid without accountability only perpetuates terror.
- Tova Dorfman, President of the World Zionist Organization, and Assaf Weiss, VP of AJCongress, both emphasized that 50 Israeli hostages remain in Gaza, a major humanitarian crisis of its own.
Moore closed with a nod to two Jewish maxims:
“Where there are no leaders, be a leader.”
“It is not up to us to finish the task, but neither are we free to desist from it.”
Click here to watch the full webinar and hear the details directly from Moore and other panelists.
