Israel Poised to ‘Ease’ Gaza Blockade
Under Pressure, Israel Will Allow Some Cement Into Gaza
Though the final vote on the issue in the Israeli cabinet has been delayed, Israel is poised to make significant changes in its crippling blockade of the Gaza Strip.
The exact details of the changes have not been made public, but Israel is said to have prepared a shorter list of “banned” goods that aren’t allowed into Gaza through land crossing, potentially removing such banned goods as toys and pencils entirely. Reports also suggest that they may allow an extremely limited amount of cement into the region, badly damaged in a 2009 Israeli invasion.
Israel has been under intensive international pressure to ease the blockade since the attack on a Gaza bound humanitarian aid ship, which left nine aid workers dead and dozens wounded. The ship contained electric wheelchairs, cement and toys, all of which are banned under the current blockade terms as either “dual use” or “luxury” items.
Though publicly Israel has insisted that the blockade is about protecting itself from the tiny enclave, recent documents have come to light revealing that Israel’s government is really looking at the blockade as a form of economic warfare that it can get away with engaging in virtually indefinitely. Pending easing aside, it seems the blockade will be here to stay.
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ghouri
June 17th, 2010 at 9:56 am
This is positive sign but is not enough as it hurts common man who had no interest in politics. US policy should also change as they are doing either you are sincere policeman or not. One thing for US,West and Israel is good but for Muslim world is not allowed. Why Iran should not for her safety have nuclear if they want butnot allowed even to enrich uranium and have a monopoly for the West. Why Pakistan is not allowed to sell uranium stabs for nuclear reactors and create jobs business. What world we are demanding for brutality used all the methods used by US can,t be challenged in UN but if in Sudan rebells are killed sanctions are imposed. If US lies on 9/11 the whole world has no moral to challenge. If American,s have killed innocent Irakis their is no world. If Israel has made Ghaza and West Jordan a conzentrations lager no world from so called civilised world.
We have interest live and others to live in free world and my children should have the same rights as the West.
Israeli policy is to give one drop of water then close this hope. What they are doing since Oslo accord if implemented will be in the interest of Israel and free world.
I am an old man would like to see peace, peace nothing else.
OMOP
June 17th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
This act requires an appreciation by the guys in DC. Need to increase aid to Israel by $4/5 billion a year in addition to giving them thousands of cluster bombs and missiles.
Ike Hall
June 17th, 2010 at 3:00 pm
Exactly. Wow, you no longer burn your little brother with cigarettes, you deserve a treat! Never mind that you still bloody his nose whenever he moves from a fetal position.
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