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Pope's urging brings Gaza blockade to forefront
The Christian Science Monitor ^ | May 13, 2009 | Ilene R. Prusher & Safwat Al-Kahlout

Posted on 06/05/2010 5:20:03 PM PDT by grand wazoo

With no clear guidelines for what Israel will allow in, aid groups have run into trouble with everything from 90 tons of pasta to nutritional bars mistranslated as steel bars.

Though the rockets and shells have fallen quiet in Gaza since the January war with Israel, the prices of cooking fuel and many foods have skyrocketed. Due to both the war's aftermath and the tight restrictions Israel enforces at the checkpoints on Gaza's border, many Gazans are tightening their belts – literally.

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The Israeli blockade of Gaza, which has served as a way to pressure Hamas since the militant group seized power in 2007, has until recently has been out of the international spotlight. But now it is moving to the forefront of pressing Israeli-Palestinian issues.

Pope Benedict XVI, during his visit to Bethlehem on Wednesday, specifically mentioned the plight of Gazans, telling them: "Please be assured of my solidarity with you in the immense work of rebuilding which now lies ahead and my prayers that the embargo will soon be lifted."

A week ago United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon also called for an end to the ban, which prevents all but the most basic supplies from entering Gaza, saying it was "unacceptable."

Under increasing international pressure on Israel to change its policy regarding shipments into the Gaza Strip, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu plans to promise US President Barack Obama when they meet next week that Israel will remove all restrictions on foodstuffs headed for Gaza, aides said.

(Excerpt) Read more at csmonitor.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; Israel; News/Current Events; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: blockade; gaza; israel
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1 posted on 06/05/2010 5:20:04 PM PDT by grand wazoo
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To: grand wazoo

Israel is not to blame for people starving. They send in aid... but the aid does not get to the people. and the muslims are laughing at how clever they are in pulling off their con game and getting the corrupt world’s sympathy. Shame on them!! They act like wild animals..


2 posted on 06/05/2010 5:24:23 PM PDT by bareford101 (Be loud! We have nothing – NOTHING - to apologize for in fighting for our Country!!)
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To: grand wazoo
Un-believeable...I guess the Pope needs to fulfill HIS part of the prophecy... (EVERYone will turn against Israel)

Yo, Pope...there are a few of us "little people" that are stronger than you, evidently; because WE'RE with Israel!!!

3 posted on 06/05/2010 5:25:49 PM PDT by NordP (COMMON SENSE CONSERVATIVES - Love of Country, Less Govt, Stop Spending, No Govt Run Health Care!!!)
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To: grand wazoo

As much as I respect the Pope, he needs to sit this one out and let the people of the world handle it.


4 posted on 06/05/2010 5:30:50 PM PDT by RC2
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To: grand wazoo

Dear Pope, please BUTT OUT! If Israel was full of Catholics Hamas would be trying to kill them, just as joyfully!


5 posted on 06/05/2010 5:31:38 PM PDT by SWAMPSNIPER (The Second Amendment, A Matter Of Fact, Not A Matter Of Opinion)
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To: grand wazoo
When you let Hamas launch attacks from your neighborhood, exactly what is it you expect to happen in return?

Hamas gets a free pass from the world to launch whatever it likes from Gaza but any attempt at controlling it on Israel's part and it is a crime against the world...

The world is upside down.

6 posted on 06/05/2010 5:33:22 PM PDT by DB
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To: bareford101

There is no one starving in Gaza.

It is a myth.

In fact, 80% of them are one UN Food Stamps and “Refugee” welfare.


7 posted on 06/05/2010 5:34:30 PM PDT by Shermy
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To: Shermy

This is extremely hilarious and worth watching. It is a spoof of We are the World, sung by “Hamas Peace Activists” I guarantee you will laugh very hard. It is an excellent use of satire by young conservatives and more effective with younger people than any speech. It is completely family friendly except there are a few clips of the IDF soldiers (actual footage) being attacked.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOGG_osOoVg&feature

The Flotilla Chorus, tried to start a new thread for it, it is that good, but for some reason I could not. (never felt compelled to try before.)


8 posted on 06/05/2010 5:38:32 PM PDT by lojoma51
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To: DB

I’ll disagree with one point here. The world is not upside down, its leaders are. They need to go, especially here in the US. The sooner the better.


9 posted on 06/05/2010 5:38:36 PM PDT by RC2
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To: grand wazoo

Pope Benedict XVI, during his visit to Bethlehem on Wednesday, specifically mentioned the plight of Gazans, telling them: “Please be assured of my solidarity with you in the immense work of rebuilding which now lies ahead and my prayers that the embargo will soon be lifted.”


Someone please tell me that the Pope did not just side with terrorists.


10 posted on 06/05/2010 5:39:25 PM PDT by Grunthor
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To: grand wazoo
aid groups have run into trouble with everything from 90 tons of pasta to nutritional bars

And - apparently night vision goggles, weapons, ammo...........

11 posted on 06/05/2010 5:43:21 PM PDT by capydick (''Life's tough.......it's even tougher if you're stupid.'')
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To: NordP; RC2; SWAMPSNIPER; Grunthor; All

Please note that this article is from a year ago.

I don’t think that the Pope would approve of weapons smuggling.


12 posted on 06/05/2010 5:53:39 PM PDT by Lauren BaRecall
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To: Lauren BaRecall

I understand but, at times, His Holiness needs to step back and leave things that are out of his control to those that can handle the problem.


13 posted on 06/05/2010 5:58:19 PM PDT by RC2
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To: RC2

It would be more appropriate if you made this comment regarding a *current* article. To the best of my knowledge, the Pope has not made a public comment on the present situation.


14 posted on 06/05/2010 6:05:22 PM PDT by Lauren BaRecall
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To: grand wazoo; Dr. Eckleburg; xzins; blue-duncan; wmfights; Quix
Pope Benedict XVI, during his visit to Bethlehem on Wednesday, specifically mentioned the plight of Gazans, telling them: "Please be assured of my solidarity with you in the immense work of rebuilding which now lies ahead and my prayers that the embargo will soon be lifted."

I'm sorry, but between his "Hitler Youth" past, his role in the child molestation scandal and this latest crap with his support of the Gaza terrorists, this guy need to be impeached.

15 posted on 06/05/2010 6:08:33 PM PDT by P-Marlowe (LPFOKETT GAHCOEEP-w/o*)
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To: grand wazoo

This is from a year ago, when the blockade still had restrictions on food shipments. It’s a tiny bit misleading to imply that this is something that came out post-Mavi Marmara.


17 posted on 06/05/2010 6:11:02 PM PDT by Mrs. Don-o ("Do you mean now?" ---Yogi Berra, when asked "What time is it?" ---)
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To: RC2

You mean like God?

Even though the Pope thinks he’s God representative in the world?


18 posted on 06/05/2010 6:13:54 PM PDT by marajade (Yes, I'm a SW freak!)
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To: grand wazoo

Park a few million Catholic-hating Muslims next door to Pope’s place...he might change his irrelevant tune...magritte


19 posted on 06/05/2010 6:14:39 PM PDT by magritte ("There are moments, Jeeves, when one asks oneself "Do trousers matter?")
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To: grand wazoo

Why is this in News?

This article is a year old and it misleads one into thinking that the Pope is speaking of the recent blockade running incident.

This is a bit slanderous, isnt it?


20 posted on 06/05/2010 6:19:03 PM PDT by BloodnGuts
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