SherriMunnerlyn
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UN human rights official urges end to Gaza blockade
"UN Humanitarian Coordinator James Rawley urged Israel to lift the Gaza blockade that has been in place since 2007, and to allow people and goods to move freely across the border."The cumulative impact of Israel's restrictions, some of which have been in place for more than a decade, has devastated the livelihoods of families in Gaza, such as farmers and fishermen," Rawley said, according to a UN report.The UN report also included an assessment which indicates that 57% of people in Gaza do not have money to buy sufficient food and 80% of families receive some form of international aid. " UN human rights official urges end to Gaza blockade | JPost | Israel News. We have had so very many calls by the international community for Israel to lift the illegal Blockade on Gaza, and here is another , by the United Nations. We have 1.6 to 1.7 million human beings living in Gaza, and I have read approximately 60% of them are children. No child or human being deserves to deliberately be denied their basic needs that are required to sustain human life, nor do they deserve to live every day of their lives deliberately denied their basic human rights established by international law. The International Red Cross has called the Gaza Blockade collective punishment, a war crime. The intl community has an obligation to end this continuing war crime Israel is perpetrating in Gaza and take steps to insure the illegal Blockade is lifted. Sherri
"UN Humanitarian Coordinator James Rawley urged Israel to lift the Gaza blockade that has been in place since 2007, and to allow people and goods to move freely across the border."The cumulative impact of Israel's restrictions, some of which have been in place for more than a decade, has devastated the livelihoods of families in Gaza, such as farmers and fishermen," Rawley said, according to a UN report.The UN report also included an assessment which indicates that 57% of people in Gaza do not have money to buy sufficient food and 80% of families receive some form of international aid. " UN human rights official urges end to Gaza blockade | JPost | Israel News. We have had so very many calls by the international community for Israel to lift the illegal Blockade on Gaza, and here is another , by the United Nations. We have 1.6 to 1.7 million human beings living in Gaza, and I have read approximately 60% of them are children. No child or human being deserves to deliberately be denied their basic needs that are required to sustain human life, nor do they deserve to live every day of their lives deliberately denied their basic human rights established by international law. The International Red Cross has called the Gaza Blockade collective punishment, a war crime. The intl community has an obligation to end this continuing war crime Israel is perpetrating in Gaza and take steps to insure the illegal Blockade is lifted. Sherri
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