zondag 23 november 2008

De Israelische Terreur 470

De Israelische terreur tegen de burgerbevolking in Gaza gaat met steun van het Westen ongestoord door.
'Gaza's hospitals struggle to save lives amid Israeli siege
Rami Almeghari writing from occupied Gaza Strip,
Live from Palestine, 21 November 2008

Over the past two weeks, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have faced a sharply deteriorating humanitarian situation as Israel further tightened its closure of the border crossings. Virtually no food, medicine or other vital supplies have been allowed in to the territory that is home to 1.5 million people. The impact of the siege is most directly observed in Gaza's health sector. Despite desperately needed medication, equipment, supplies, and spare parts, doctors continue to try to save lives and look after their patients at the European Gaza Hospital, one of territory's largest medical centers.Dr. Zaki Azzaq Zouq, an oncologist, explained, "There is a widespread shortage of essential medicines which we used to give to patients prior to the blockade. Currently, there are no tools for physicians to treat patients who suffer from lung, stomach, colon or brain cancers."The situation is just as dire in Gaza's other hospitals. Unable to get life-saving treatments close to home, Israel also prevents patients from Gaza leaving the tiny coastal territory to receive medical care. Nael Alfaqawi, 28, has kidney problems, but was denied entry to Israel so he could seek treatment abroad. Instead, he is now being treated at the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza.Mr. Alfaqawi said, "When I wanted to travel out of Gaza for treatment, the [Israeli] intelligence personnel asked me to collaborate with them, but I refused. They said, either you collaborate with us or you go back to Gaza. Of course, I refused to comply with them, saying I'm going to die sooner or later, so I returned home."An estimated 70 percent of the Gaza Strip has experienced lengthy power outages for the last two weeks as Israel has cut off fuel supplies to Gaza's only power plant. Hospitals must rely on generators to keep life-saving equipment running."We are unable to ensure that we have needed spare parts to provide heating for patients," said Nihad Swaty, head of the European Gaza Hospital's maintenance department. "We also have our own sewage processing plant to provide water. The current lack of equipment will lead to the plant's total collapse and consequently to an environmental crisis at the hospital itself," he warned.International agencies and officials, including UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon have condemned the closure as a violation of international humanitarian law and called on Israel to lift the blockade. But there is no sign of relief. Israel has even blocked foreign journalists, who are usually based in Tel Aviv or Jerusalem, from entering the Gaza Strip.Dr. Abdellatif Alhaj, director of the European Gaza Hospital, said "We continually send our appeals to international organizations such as the International Committee of the Red Cross, the World Health Organization and the United Nations. But unfortunately, it appears that the United Nations is facing a crisis itself, as it has started to warn that it will cut off services to residents. We are calling on the United Nations to help us, but it seems that this international organization is no longer able to bring in essential needs such as flour and rice."Dr. Alhaj said that spare parts for the hospital's CT scanner -- one of only two such vital devices in the entire Gaza Strip -- had been held up by the Israelis for over five months.'

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Over the past two weeks, Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have faced a sharply deteriorating humanitarian situation as Israel further tightened its closure of the border crossings. Virtually no food, medicine or other vital supplies have been allowed in to the territory that is home to 1.5 million people...

En telkens weer met het 'dual-use' excuus...
Je mag geen radio-isotopen voor diagnoses leveren aan Gaza, je weet maar nooit dat z'er atommbommen mee maken...
Vaccins leveren om de Gazaanse kinderen mee te vaccineren?? Oei! mag niet! Ze zouden er biologische wapens mee kunnen maken...
Meststoffen leveren aan Gaza? Ben je gek? Daar kunnen ze explosieven van maken!

Met permissie hé Stan, ik krijg het schijt van dat soort drogredenen! Datzelfde soort drogredenen dat na de eerste golfoorlog gebruikt werd om het sanctierbeleid tegenover het Irak van Saddam mee te wettigen.. en toen Madeleine Allbright (de Min v.BuZ van Clinton) zei dat het feit dat de sancties tegen Irak, MET ALLE GEVOLGEN VOOR DE IRAAKSE KINDEREN tot gevolg er bij, de moeite waard waren geweest... Die sancties hebben al naargelang de bronnen, op een jaar of drie, tussen de 200.000 en het 1,5 miljoen Iraakse kinderen het leven gekost...
Oei... Nu ik het schrijf, besef ik dat ze in Gaza met z'n 1,5 miljoen mensen zijn...
Op drie jaar tijd, zo'n anderhalf miljoen Gazanen....die ten gevolge van:
Virtually no food, medicine or other vital supplies have been allowed in to the territory that is home to 1.5 million people sterven.... Degene die DAT geen ethnic cleansing noemen moeten hun bovenkamer laten nakijken...

Peter Flik en Chuck Berry-Promised Land

mijn unieke collega Peter Flik, die de vrijzinnig protestantse radio omroep de VPRO maakte is niet meer. ik koester duizenden herinneringen ...