[BloodnGuts]

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?

[Gene Eric]

>> This article is a year old

Good catch.

[magritte]

Same sentiment, more current...magritte

A Vatican document leaked Tuesday called the Israeli occupation of Palestinian territories a "political injustice," Italy's ANSA news agency reported.

The occupation is a "political injustice imposed on the Palestinians," said the Instrumentum Laboris, a working document on an upcoming synod of bishops on the Middle East, embargoed for release until Sunday, when Pope Benedict is to present it during a visit to Cyprus.

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[grand wazoo]

Why is this in News?

Because the Pope and the US knew that the blockade/embargo should have been lifted a long time ago.

It also provides some information on the embargo that was not previously discussed. Including certain materials that are/were excluded without cause and the "extremely onerous bureaucratic process" that made it difficult to get goods into Gaza and made what little there was extremely expensive. Basically, the Israelis caused the amount of goods shipped into Gaza to drop 75%. An attempt at collective punishment of the entire population.