How many trucks are enough?
Al-Reuters reports that the United Nations has complemented Israel on showing 'goodwill' by allowing trucks with food and medicine into Gaza (Hat Tip: Israeli Girl).A U.N. official said on Friday Israel was cooperating in efforts to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza but that far more had to be done to help the Palestinian territory recover after Israel's offensive.But the Times of London tells a different story:
John Holmes, the U.N.'s Humanitarian Affairs chief, said Israel was allowing in more food and medicine into Gaza than it did before Dec. 27, when it launched the offensive against Hamas with the stated goal of stopping cross-border rocket attacks.
"I've detected a spirit of good will on the Israeli side to help do that," Holmes told Reuters, referring to efforts by aid organisations to transfer medical, food and other urgent supplies to Gaza through border crossings controlled by Israel.
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"We have had good cooperation from the Israeli authorities in the last few weeks, actually paradoxically better than we had before the hostilities started," Holmes said.
Holmes added that Israel was allowing the daily transfer of 120 truckloads of food and medical supplies into Gaza, most of whose 1.5 million Palestinian inhabitants are aid-dependant.
Aid groups say only 100 or so trucks are being allowed in every day, while even before the fighting at least five times that number was needed.So how many trucks do they need? 100? 120? 500? Do I hear 1,000?
And then there's this little tidbit:
In addition, there is pilfering. “There is quite a bit missing,” one UN worker said. “On some trucks it is 15 to 20 per cent of the goods. We don't know who is taking it - the Palestinians or maybe Egypt, or Israel.” Another aid worker said that gunmen had been involved in some of the aid diversion. “We are well aware that hijackings do take place,” he said.Huh?
Hey moronic UN worker: We know darned well who is hijacking the aid.
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 1:02 PM
2 Comments:
Only Jews would be so stupid as to keep the bellies of savages filled.
NormanF, no kidding what is next the US has to supply alqueda and the taliban with food and medicine. I say Stop the insanity, let the arabs take care of the Palestinians. I can't understand why it is Israels responsibility.
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