A man made humanitarian crisis is going on and its not being covered by Canadian news. Canadians should be aware that more than Hamas militants were targeted during Israel's recent Gaza invasion:
The above damage is only half the story. Gazans have been suffering chronic shortages of food and medicine for almost two years now:
Meanwhile Israeli apologists make outrageous claims like this:
The above is mostly BS. Its along the lines of the Palestinians are so stupid, they can't even take care of greenhouses left as gifts by departing Israelis. Like anything else that makes our news regarding this conflict, closer examination reveals half truths, selective truths, deliberate misinformation and outright lies in support of Israel.
The Israeli government intended to raze everything the settlers could not bring with them. Prominent Americans and Jewish groups interested in peace bought the greenhouses from the settlers on behalf of the Palestinians. Everything else was razed.
When the IDF finally pulled out, they didn't coordinate the PA as per the agreement. As a result, the first people to occupy the site were desperately poor Gazans who did commit some acts of looting. That stopped when the authorities arrived. If the authorities had been onsite first that wouldn't have happened. Palestinians claim some greenhouses were sabotaged by the settlers in violation of the agreement. But given the initial looting that claim is hard to prove even though its likely.
Unfortunately the generous puchase of the greenhouses did not include water infrastructure which was razed by the IDF. So the first crop was destroyed by lack of water. Eventually Palestinians repaired the damage, replaced the razed water infrastructure and got the Greenhouses back in production.
When the first crop was ready for market, Israel closed the border. Millions of dollars worth of produce ended up rotting in containers sitting at the border. Since then Israel has consistently closed the borders everytime the greenhouse growers try to export their produce. As a result most operators have gone bankrupt.
Just to make sure that Gazans remain desperate and starving, during the recent Israeli invasion, one of the principal targets was Gaza's ability to produce food. Israel destroyed billions in agricultural infrastructure and poisoned the land rendering it permanently unexploitable for agriculture.
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Which proves that Israel isn't just targeting the democratically elected Palestinian government. Israel also deliberately targets the Gaza civilians by preventing them from having access to adequate food and medicine. Gazans are poor because the Israel's blockade prevents them being to import or export goods. Israel has effectively destroyed Gaza's economy.
Israel's brutal policies have left most Gazans poor and unable to care for their families. I imagine it must be tough to watch your children go hungry and grow up stunted.
Think this conflict is over? Consider that desperate people do desperate things.
Now comments from the Israeli apologists, for whom subjecting 1.5 million people to disease and malnutrition is always justified:
The above damage is only half the story. Gazans have been suffering chronic shortages of food and medicine for almost two years now:
Meanwhile Israeli apologists make outrageous claims like this:
The above is mostly BS. Its along the lines of the Palestinians are so stupid, they can't even take care of greenhouses left as gifts by departing Israelis. Like anything else that makes our news regarding this conflict, closer examination reveals half truths, selective truths, deliberate misinformation and outright lies in support of Israel.
The Israeli government intended to raze everything the settlers could not bring with them. Prominent Americans and Jewish groups interested in peace bought the greenhouses from the settlers on behalf of the Palestinians. Everything else was razed.
When the IDF finally pulled out, they didn't coordinate the PA as per the agreement. As a result, the first people to occupy the site were desperately poor Gazans who did commit some acts of looting. That stopped when the authorities arrived. If the authorities had been onsite first that wouldn't have happened. Palestinians claim some greenhouses were sabotaged by the settlers in violation of the agreement. But given the initial looting that claim is hard to prove even though its likely.
Unfortunately the generous puchase of the greenhouses did not include water infrastructure which was razed by the IDF. So the first crop was destroyed by lack of water. Eventually Palestinians repaired the damage, replaced the razed water infrastructure and got the Greenhouses back in production.
When the first crop was ready for market, Israel closed the border. Millions of dollars worth of produce ended up rotting in containers sitting at the border. Since then Israel has consistently closed the borders everytime the greenhouse growers try to export their produce. As a result most operators have gone bankrupt.
Just to make sure that Gazans remain desperate and starving, during the recent Israeli invasion, one of the principal targets was Gaza's ability to produce food. Israel destroyed billions in agricultural infrastructure and poisoned the land rendering it permanently unexploitable for agriculture.
references:
Which proves that Israel isn't just targeting the democratically elected Palestinian government. Israel also deliberately targets the Gaza civilians by preventing them from having access to adequate food and medicine. Gazans are poor because the Israel's blockade prevents them being to import or export goods. Israel has effectively destroyed Gaza's economy.
Israel's brutal policies have left most Gazans poor and unable to care for their families. I imagine it must be tough to watch your children go hungry and grow up stunted.
Think this conflict is over? Consider that desperate people do desperate things.
Now comments from the Israeli apologists, for whom subjecting 1.5 million people to disease and malnutrition is always justified:
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