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Thread #147734   Message #3435698
Posted By: Jim Carroll
13-Nov-12 - 05:29 AM
Thread Name: BS: Vilnai: inflict a 'shoah' on Gaza
Subject: RE: BS: Vilnai: inflict a 'shoah' on Gaza
"You can not show anything to say there is starvation, because it is a lie.... There is more than enough food."

"The food blockade had real effects. About ten percent of Palestinian children in Gaza under 5 have had their growth stunted by malnutrition."
http://beforeitsnews.com/politics/2012/10/creepy-israeli-planning-for-palestinian-food-insecurity-in-gaza-revealed-2464654.html

" most households have suffered from limited access to basics such as food, water, sanitation, and money,"
"This lack of cash also prevented access to basic supplies including the limited stocks of food in the markets"
"According to the World Food Programme, between 35-60 percent of the agriculture industry has been damaged by the Israeli military operation. The Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that 13,000 families who depend directly on farming, herding and fishing have suffered significant damage to their livelihoods"
"The small amount of aid allowed in, while better than nothing, is a pitiful gesture in the face of such an overwhelming humanitarian crisis," noting that insufficient amounts of food, fuel and medical supplies were delivered.[61] "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Effects_of_the_Gaza_War

Mass unemployment, extreme poverty and food price rises caused by shortages have left four in five Gazans dependent on humanitarian aid.
http://www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/suffocating-gaza-israeli-blockades-effects-palestinians-2010-06-01

The blockade has produced massive unemployment and poverty, lack of potable water, widespread food insecurity, startlingly high levels of anemia, and the stunting of poorer childrens' growth.
The food blockade had real effects. About ten percent of Palestinian children in Gaza under 5 have had their growth stunted by malnutrition.
http://www.juancole.com/israel-palestine


Treatment of children by the "humanitarian" Israelis
http://www.ohchr.org/EN/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=12375&LangID=E

Jim Carroll