Re: Gaza humanitarian crisis worst in 40yrs.
No shortage of rockerts? How is that? True the embargo is tough and horrible but mayhaps they should blame the militants for their continual launching of rockets. The embargo would be lifted it the rockets stoped
After all the Gaza strip is one of the most crowded places and people have been know to live like in refugee camps have had great deal of hardship with rats and sewage always a problem. How can it now be any different than in all those years? Money spent on arming militants seems to be easier then looking after their own people.
The actions of a few in Gaza contributes to the humanitarian crisis.
This being said it seems to me blame is on both sides for the civilian impovershment. Therefore , under Geneva Convention Israel’s might and Hamas militants are causing the hardship on the peoples . Sad, truly sad.
And what about the border restrictions and Egypt? Does this not compound the problem also for the people of Gaza?
And its not only muslims in Gaza:
**Gaza’s Christian community - serenity, solidarity and soulfulness **
Mohammed Omer, The Washington Report on Middle East Affairs]Feb 9, 2008
As the sun rises in the east on the first day of Advent, the bells of Gaza’s churches fill the air, mixing amicably with the Muslim call to prayer. There is an air of quiet serenity spiced with excitement as the faithful walk to their churches and mosques, the doors swinging open, and Christians and Muslims bid each other good morning on yet another Sunday.Gaza’s oldest church, the Greek Orthodox St. Porphyrus, dates back to the 16th century. The majority of Gaza’s Christians are served by the Roman Catholic Church on Al Zayotoun St. and the Gaza Baptist Church, which offer living room prayer groups, interfaith outreach, several schools, and humanitarian/medical Christian charities staffed by both locals and internationals. Today Gaza is home to approximately 3,000 Christians, the majority of whom live near these Gaza City churches…" http://imeu.net/news/article007836.shtml](http://imeu.net/news/article007836.shtml)
]Irish bishops: Israel has turned Gaza Strip into a ‘large prison’]By The Associated Press - February 27, 2007****
****]A group of Irish Roman Catholic bishops on Tuesday called into question Ireland’s commercial ties with Israel, saying Israel has made the Gaza Strip “little more than a large prison” for Palestinians. “Where there is evidence of systematic abuse of human rights on a large scale, as in the Occupied Territories, there are questions that must be asked concerning the appropriateness of maintaining close business, cultural and commercial links with Israel,” said auxiliary Bishop of Dublin Raymond Field…Ha’aretz http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/831315.html ****