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Israel bans cloths, shoes into Gaza

Submitted by dicktater on Tue, 2008-11-11 06:39.

I can't believe that this hasn't made the news here. Maybe it has and I'm just too feeble to find it.

Israel bans cloths, shoes into Gaza

Egypt News
Wednesday, 29 October 2008

See also:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=opera&rls=en&hs=Avm&q=Israel+b...

Palestinian official reported Wednesday that Israel removed cloths and shoes from the list of goods that were allowed into Gaza Strip after Egypt brokered a ceasefire there

Ali al-Hayek, head of Industries Federation, said the Israeli occupation prevented these sorts of goods from entering Gaza Strip "since they could be used in producing military uniforms."

"The new decision to bar cloths and shoes exacerbates the lack of winter cloths and complicates the situation ahead of the Greater Bairam" feast which falls in December, al-Hayek added.

Israel imposed a siege on Gaza Strip in 2006 after Hamas won parliamentary elections and tightened the closure last year in response to Hamas' violent takeover of security installations in the coastal strip.

In June this year, Egypt brokered a six-month ceasefire between Hamas and Israel to ease the blockade in exchange for calmness and Israel gradually started to expand the list of goods that can now enter Gaza.

Hamas says Israel still limits the flow of cargo into Gaza despite the calmness.

Meanwhile, a report by the Palestinian Trade Center said the number of truckloads that are allowed into Gaza was on decrease. "The daily average of the trucks that entered through Kerem Shalom crossing last week was estimated at 42, compared to 65 in previous weeks."

Al-Hayek also said that Israel did not meet promises to keep sending the reduced amount of cement. Israel allows only 200 tons to enter Gaza every day but has ceased since nearly four weeks. "The withheld amount of cement is estimated at 8,000 tons," he said.

"A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money."
~~ attributed to Senator Everett Dirksen

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Official: Israel prevents 15 medicine-laden trucks into Gaza

Submitted by dicktater on Mon, 2008-11-17 18:21.

The drivers were wearing clothes and shoes.

Official: Israel prevents 15 medicine-laden trucks into Gaza

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-11/17/content_10368375.htm
www.chinaview.cn 2008-11-17 01:35:27

GAZA, Nov. 16 (Xinhua) -- Israel on Sunday prevented 15 trucks loaded with different kinds of medicines from passing through one of Gaza Strip crossings, a Palestinian health ministry official said.

Mo'aweya Hassanein, chief of emergency and ambulance services in the Palestinian health ministry, said in a statement that the Gaza Strip has been under a strict Israeli blockade for 13 days.

"The medical situation is worsening and we are living in a severe humanitarian crisis as Israel prevented the entrance of 15 trucks loaded with medicine from the West Bank into Gaza," said Hassanein.

Israel closed down all Gaza Strip commercial crossing points less than two weeks ago after violence flared up between Israel and Gaza militant groups, which were observing a six-month truce brokered by Egypt.

The ceasefire was declared effective in the Gaza Strip on June 19, which calls on Israel to loosen the leash of the coastal enclave in exchange for an end of Palestinians rocket attacks against the Jewish state.

"We have a shortage in 300 different kinds of medicines, and we are threatened to go through a severe crisis if we run out of all kinds of medicines," said Hassanein.

Hassanein said there are over 400 Gaza patients, mainly those who suffer from cancer and heart problems, in urgent need of medical treatment in Israeli or Arab hospitals, adding "Israel doesn't let them leave Gaza."

Israel insists that it would reopen Gaza crossing points, only if Gaza militants stop launching homemade rockets from the Gaza Strip at southern Israeli communities and cities.

Meanwhile, the Popular Committee to Challenge the Israeli Blockade called on the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit the impoverished Gaza Strip, home to some 1.5 million aid-dependent Gazans.

"There are 1.5 million Palestinians who face slow death everyday due to the Israeli blockade. The world, mainly the United Nations, are responsible to rescue the lives of women and children," said the committee in a statement.

"A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money."
~~ attributed to Senator Everett Dirksen

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from PCAS

Submitted by kate of the kiosk on Mon, 2008-11-17 19:45.

Date: 16th Nov, 2008                                                 Sunday

   

Urgent Invitation

To visit the Afflicted Gaza Strip

To His Excellency

Ban Ki Mon

United Nations Secretary General

Dear highly respected Ban Ki Mon, we would like to pass our greetings and regards from the Gaza Strip. We would like to invite you urgently to pay a visit for the Gaza strip. People are slowly dying as UNRWA halted its services and a total power blackout imposed by Israel. Your expected visit to Gaza would show your interest in saving people lives.

Power, food, medicine, treatment and  all aspects of life vanished from the Gaza strip. The 7 crossings are totally closed with no glimpse of hope to re-open them again. Israel went on more deep flagrant violations of all human laws as she blocked the UNRWA aids into Gaza.

Around a million of UNRWA  beneficiaries to be exposed to hunger and lack of food. More than 1 million live in deep darkness since 4 days as 80% of Gaza strip out of power.

The current situation doesn't await more and time is running out as

-Around 80% of Gaza populations live under poverty line. 

-  1.100.000 peoples depend on humanitarian aids provided by UNRWA, Arab, Islamic and foreign organizations.   

-Unemployment ratio reached 65% 

-  60% of Gaza's children suffer from Malnutrition. 

-About 97% of factories and workshops stopped working, specifically 3900 factories. The industrial zone of Gaza is completely closed. 

- Individual income 650$ per year and 2 $ a day.. 

-Freedom of movement from Gaza to the West bank, Jerusalem and outside world is being blocked. 

- Around 260 people died due to blocking them from either travel for treatment or lack of medicines.  

-  Nearing to 40% of siege victims are from children. 

-  About 150 of medicines sorts are not available in Gaza. 

-  The only medical factory is halted due to shortage of raw materials. 

-  Projects of constructing and developing hospitals, clinics and educational bodies are being suspended! 

- There are still daily power cuts 

We hope you take urgent actions and stances to stop this obvious genocide. 1.5 million lives under Israeli collective punishment with no  fault they committed.

Independent Palestinian Lawmaker

Gamal N. El Khoudary

Chairman of Popular Committee Against Siege PCAS


Contact Info:

www.freegaza.ps

freegaza.ps@gmail.com

Tel.: 00972599466166 

 Fax: 00972 8 2826222  

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Popular Committee Against Siege(PCAS),
PCAS Manager,
Sam AKI
Gaza - Palestine
Freegaza.ps@gmail.com
Freepalestine.ps@gmail.com
Website: www.freegaza.ps/english
             www.freegaza.ps/french
Videos:   http://freegaza.blogspot.com/
اللجنة الشعبية لمواجهة الحصار
غزة- فلسطين

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I.D.F. “Israeli Dweeb Force”

Submitted by Lazlo Toth on Tue, 2008-11-11 14:17.

Look at the brave faces of the Palestinian women and children staring into the loaded barrel of a gun carried by the most dweeby, gutless, cowardly, accursed girly-man army in the world – the Israeli Dweeb Force. “We are the all-powerful armed forces of the Lying, Murderous God of Darkness. Just see how we bravely take on unarmed geriatrics, little kids and schoolgirls. We are untouchable. Our kingdom will last for another three months.”

“Instant karma’s gonna get you. Knock you right on your face. Better get yourself together darlin’. Join the human race!” – John Lennon

The One State Solution = the State of Palestine. Burn the Balfour Declaration Now!

“I’m so, so sorry about all of this. I had no idea it would turn out like this.” – Lord Arthur Balfour

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Gazan Fishermen, International Observers Kidnapped

Submitted by casseia on Tue, 2008-11-18 16:08.

by the Israeli Navy, as they were fishing in Gazan territorial waters. By Israel's own logic, of course, this is an act of war.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Caoimhe (Gaza) + 972 598 273 960
Donna (Gaza) + 972 598 836 420
Fida (Gaza - Arabic) – + 972 599 681 669
ISM Media Office - + 972 2-2971824

Fifteen Palestinian fishermen along with three internationals have been kidnapped in Palestinian waters by the Israeli Navy. They were fishing seven miles off the coast of Deir Al Balah, clearly in Gaza fishing waters and well within the fishing limit detailed in the Oslo Accords of 1994.

The fishermen and the human right's observers were transferred from 3 separate boats to the Israeli warships. Other Palestinian fishermen reported that the 3 boats were seen being taken north by the Israeli Navy.

The three internationals are Andrew Muncie from Scotland, Darlene Wallach from the United States and Victor Arrigoni from Italy. The U.K., U.S. and Italian embassies in Tel Aviv have been contacted and know about the abductions.

Please call the Israeli Ministry of Justice at +972 26 46 66 66 and register your outrage over these illegal actions by the Israeli Navy. Then call the Embassies in Jerusalem and make sure they know that many of us are appalled by Israel's illegal search and seizure.

Stephen Brown, UK Consulate +972 25 41 41 00
U.S. Consulate General + 972-2-6227230
Luigi MATTIOLO, Italian Ambassador +972 3 5104004

--
Greta Berlin
Media Team
Free Gaza Movement
357 99 08 17 67
www.freegaza.org
www.anis-online.de/office/events/FreeGazaSong.htm
www.flickr.com/photos/29205195@N02/

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It doesn't say what they were wearing

Submitted by dicktater on Tue, 2008-11-18 17:07.

With clothes and shoes banned, maybe they should have been fishing in the nude. There's a good reason why we don't do that around here, though.

How weird. Somali pirates seize oil tankers. The pirates of the Israeli navy seize what, ... haddock?

PIRATES CAPTURE SUPERTANKER WITH $100 MILLION CARGO

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e10892ba-b4a8-11dd-b780-0000779fd18c.html

Saudis brand pirates 'terrorists'

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article5180546.ece

"Thirty-thousand people are dependant on Gaza's fishing industry,..."

http://electronicintifada.net/v2/article6624.shtml

"A billion here, a billion there, and pretty soon you're talking real money."
~~ attributed to Senator Everett Dirksen

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