And now I would seriously love to thank a certain person, who out of his/her/intersexed goodness has reminded me that I said I would dig some papers out. True, true, I did say "in a couple of hours" but people should realise that unlike some who use this board as a way to vent their OCD, I have responsibilities in the real world. So, 2 days later, I would love to provide what the author (of the piece) surely felt was anti-Israeli propaganda, and use it to perfectly illustrate just why "people are dying to get out of Gaza."
Some things that the article has made me think about, and should make any open minded person think about:
Egypt also accepts humanitarian cases but thus far has only accepted "a trickle." Where are the threads on Egypt's lack of compassion? Where are the posts talking about how Egypt is racist towards Arabs? Egypt of course, is not subjected to bombings or rocket attacks which makes it all the more curious since they have no real rationale for the denial of entry, do they (except they recognise the very real threat posed by HAMAS whose ultimnate goal is a domino effect on Islamic Theocracy)? Yet not one blabbering fool on U75 has said a word? Hmmm....
Ambrogio Manenti, chief for the WHO in Jerusalem: "Although Israel is letting in more medical patients THAN EVER BEFORE (emphasis of course courtesy of moi) it's taking longer to apply for the permit."
Hmmm...How long is it taking we ask? "They are supposed to be issued within 2 days but now average 4 days."
Why the 4 day delay we ask? Well, aside from that 19 year old bomber I talked about earlier in the thread, who truth be told tried to blow up her place of treatment before the current crisis developed, "last year 2 middle aged mothers who were applying for permits were found to be planning suicide attacks."Hmmm...
Is it not conceivable that Israel would be stifling the permit process as a form of Collective Punishment? "Most died while making arrangements on the 'Palestinian' side." I would wager that most here have never even considered the actual process and instead, in their usual anti-Israel hysteria assumed it was all up to Israel. Truth be told (I like that phrase), once a permit is approved, applicants then need to first arrange for a departure permit from the "Palestinian" side, then arrange for a "Palestinian" medical team which is no easy feat because they almost always charge steep baksheesh (bribes), and then have that medical team approved by Israel...although since there is a specified list of approved transporters it is a very quick ending to a grueling process.
Now, would it not seem as if Israel is trying to close up Gaza and punish its populace by keeping them penned in like prisoners? In 2006 4,932 people were admitted from Gaza on these permits. In 2007, 7176 people were admitted with more than half of that number admitted between 7/1/07 and 12/31/07, the time period after which HAMAS had assumed power. Hmmm...
Seems that when you look at the situation just a tad bit objectively things start to look a lot different.
Thanks to the poster who graciously reminded me to bring up that information.
Care to read it in its glory?
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23903736
