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:320850 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
