But, of course, eots and Tinny would never think it shameful that these so-called humanitarian groups just bypass the Muslims in countries where there is really a need for aid. Why should they think it shameful when there is no propaganda value against Israel? The sight of people who are just skin and bones probably doesn't disturb them at all.
Hossfly,
So, should these humanitarian groups be sending ships to other places Muslims are suffering and being deliberately starved of their basic needs by the international community, like Iran, for example, these groups of people motivated by humanitarian needs of others? Perhaps, they should. I am reminded that sanctions against Iraq directly caused 1.5 million deaths in Iraq, and the intl sanctions against Iran (a country four times bigger than Iraq) are harsher than they were against Iraq.
But the need for humanitaian aid in other places is not a reason the humanitarian needs of those in Gaza should be ignored.
And for those really interested in humanitarian needs of people everywhere, that is tracked on websites like ReliefWeb.
And I read:
"occupied Palestinian territory
Gaza's water could be undrinkable by 2016 Report -IRIN
JERUSALEM, 30 August 2012 (IRIN) - Polluted water in the Gaza Strip is seriously affecting people's health and the situation looks set to get worse, the UN warns in a new report. [
http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/104094048-Gaza-... ]
Gaza's rapidly growing population of about 1.64 million - expected to increase by 500,000 by 2020 - could soon lose its main source of fresh water, the underground coastal aquifer, which could become unusable by 2016, with the damage irreversible by 2020, it says.
Clean water is limited for most Gazans to an average of 70-90 litres per person per day, compared to the minimum global World Health Organization (WHO) standard of 100 litres a day, according to Mahmud Daher, officer-in-charge of the WHO in Gaza.
"We have respiratory diseases, skin diseases, eye diseases, gastroenteritis, which can all be linked to polluted water," said Mohamed al-Kashef, general director of the international cooperation department in the Gaza health ministry."
Gaza's water could be undrinkable by 2016 | ReliefWeb
"occupied Palestinian territory Occupied Lives: There was no reason for my sonÂ’s death
Report -Palestinian Centre for Human Rights
On 28 September 2012, IsraelÂ’s forces shot and killed Fahmi Abu Riash (22), a Palestinian fisherman, and wounded his brother Youssef (19), while they and a group of other fishermen were pulling out their fishing nets a few meters from the shore in the northern Gaza Strip. According to investigations conducted by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR), an Israeli infantry unit crossed the northwestern border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, and moved nearly 20 meters into Palestinian territory, along the beach area of the northwestern town of Beit Lahia. Israeli soldiers took position behind a hill at the beach, facing a number of Palestinian fishermen who were fishing a few meters offshore, and opened fire at the fishermen. The majority of the fishermen were able to flee. However, two fishermen, who were located nearly 15 meters away from the border between the Gaza Strip and Israel, were unable to escape. According to fishermen present in the area, Israeli soldiers fired directly at the two fishermen, wounding them. One of the men, Fahmi Abu Riash, died of his wounds later on the same day.
Fahmi’s brother, Youssef, was also shot. He gives the following account: “We left the house at around 5am and went down to the sea. I was with my 2 brothers, Fahmi and Ahmed, and 2 of my cousins. We were not out on a boat that day. We just had our nets and we were fishing near the shore. It was at around 9.30am, when I heard someone screaming. I then realized that it was my brother, Fahmi, and he had been shot in his left leg. I remember seeing about 10 soldiers standing on an elevated piece of land and there were many more mobilized behind them. I rushed to help Fahmi and started shouting for help from the other fishermen on the shore. I carried my brother, and then they shot at us again. They were firing from behind and I also got hit on my arms and legs. I carried Fahmi, and then walked about 30 meters before I fainted.”
Occupied Lives: There was no reason for my son
Sherri