--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "do.rflex" <do.rf...@...> wrote: > > > > GAZA, June 16 (Reuters) - Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are being "treated > more like animals than human beings", former U.S. president Jimmy Carter said > on Tuesday. > > On a visit to the enclave, he condemned Israel's January bombardment of Gaza > and its continuing trade blockade, which he said forbids even children's toys. > > "I understand that even paper and crayons are treated as a security hazard," > he told Gazans at a local United Nations office. "I sought an explanation of > this when I met with Israeli officials and I received none, because there is > no explanation." > > Carter, 84, has spent far more years as a human rights activist than he did > in the White House from 1977 to 1981. He is easily the most outspoken former > U.S. president on the Middle East conflict, and seen by many Israelis as a > harsh critic. > > He ignored a U.S. government ban on dealings with Gaza's Islamist rulers > Hamas and had talks with its leaders. > > Israel tightened a blockade on Gaza in 2007 when Hamas took control after > routing rival Fatah forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas, who favours a > peace deal with Israel. In late December, Israeli forces bombed then invaded > Gaza, devastating its already battered infrastructure. > > Since then, Israel has blocked imports of steel, cement and other goods to > the population of 1.5 million Palestinians, saying Hamas could use many items > for military purposes. > > Carter, a Democrat, said he had seen for himself there had been almost no > reconstruction in Gaza over the past five months. > > "Never before in history has a large community like this been savaged by > bombs and missiles and then been deprived of the means to repair itself," he > said.
Maharishi refused to support International projects for Israel though He was under heavy pressure from israelis in and outside of the Movement; Igal Harmelin comes to mind. I remember Igal said that billions of dollars would be open to Maharishi if he would start projects in Israel. When Israeli history for the Age Of Enlightenment will be written the world will see that though they certainly had His Divine support, rather His heart dwelled amongst the Palestinians. After a drive from Israelis to support projects in Israel Maharishi said; "we can not"; "Israel is bombing Palestinian villages... and all that" -Maharishi, 1982
