al Haq
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- Dec 16, 2009
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Nothing. But it would appear as if hamas is not letting the aid off the docks.
So according to hamas, it would appear to me that the aid is not necessary at all.
As just about every major human rights organization has documented, aid is clearly needed in Gaza - about 80% of the population can't sustain itself without international help. Other aid (apart from the flotilla) continues to trickle in, as it has for the past 3 years. However, many items that are urgently needed (such as building materials) have been prohibited by Israel.
The point of contention is what the activists have already stated: their objective is to end the blockade. Cooperating with the status quo -- agreeing to hand over aid to Israel, where Israel may say "yea or nay" to each item that goes in or out of Gaza - is merely perpetuating the blockade.