Israel accepting them? LOL Umm...they were there before Israel was created in 1948.
The reason it has to be smuggled is that most common goods a not allowed through by Israeli's. Cumin, Nutmeg, honey...but they can have frozen Salmon... * sage... Not sure how "official" this list is, but it seems consistent with what I have read elsewhere... http://www.philipbrennan.net/2010/06/03/official-israeli-contraband-list-for -gaza/ Here's food items that cannot be imported to Gaza... * cardamom * cumin * coriander * ginger * jam * halva * vinegar * nutmeg * chocolate * fruit preserves * seeds and nuts * biscuits and sweets * potato chips * gas for soft drinks * dried fruit * fresh meat * glucose * industrial salt * industrial margarine * flavour and smell enhancers * horses * donkeys * goats * cattle * chicks Not sure how "official" this list is, but it seems consistent with what I have read elsewhere... http://www.philipbrennan.net/2010/06/03/official-israeli-contraband-list-for -gaza/ -----Original Message----- From: Sam [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2010 12:08 PM To: cf-community Subject: Re: The truth in Gaza - living in a prison. Sad that Israel is the only country that will accept them and they want Israel gone. Makes no sense really. On Thu, Jun 10, 2010 at 12:57 PM, Vivec <[email protected]> wrote: > > Children scrambling for pebbles to grind them down to try to make cement. > Thousands of homes destroyed in the 2009 offensive therefore cannot be > rebuilt. So where are these people living now that their houses have > been blown up (those that were not killed in the attacks). > > Supplies like Groceries and even Animals are smuggled through hundreds > of illegal tunnels. > > Israel says there is no humanitarian crises, but the United Nations > says things have never been worst (Understandable after a massive > bombing campaign by Israel in 2009 that targeted primarily civilian > infrastructure,supposedly necessary to weaken Hamas) > > The Statistics: > 80% Aid Dependency > 44% Unemployment > Deep Poverty level tripling in the last year > > 80% of Gazans get their food from the UN. > Families live on 70USD a month from the Palestinian government > > The blockade on Gaza isn't just about preventing goods from getting > in, it is about preventing 1.5 million palestinians from getting OUT. > It sentences them to life inside a 140 square mile Prison > > Life in Gaza is a struggle from birth. In their best hospital there > isn't enough formula for premature births, nor enough incubators. > > 50% of Gazans are Children Under 15. > Mental health experts say that after their meetings and sessions they > estimate that 90% of the children in Gaza suffer from Trauma and > Stress. > > They say the children are violent and aggressive because of these > surroundings, and it is a major problem even in the school yard. > After the 2009 offensive some children have extreme mood swings. > Either laughing or crying constantly. > > It's a short piece. It starts at 12:40 or so into the clip > > http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3032619/#37581514 > > This is the injustice that the Freedom Flotilla is speaking out > against, and protesting. > > Of course, I am sure Israel and her supporters can find a million > reasons and rationalisations for forcing people to live like this. > But they are all wrong, and inhuman. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:320865 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
