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Ease the Blockade on Healthcare in Gaza
Target: Sallai Meridor, Ambassador of Israel to the United StatesSponsored by: Care2.com
Nael al Kurdi was a student by day and sold falafel at night. When he was diagnosed with cancer, he traveled from Gaza to Egypt for treatment. But once the blockade was put in place, even though Nael petitioned the Israeli authorities repeatedly, he was not allowed to leave Gaza. He died as a result - he was only 21.
This story comes from a recent article by the BBC that describes life in Gaza as an "open prison". The territory's almost compete isolation is:
- destabilizing the food supply so that an increasing number of children suffer from malnutrition;
- endangering lives due lack of access to medical care and supplies; and
- creating shortages of fuel and electricity so that outages are common and hospitals experience power cuts for 8-12 hours a day.
The situation in Gaza is incredibly dire - surely there is a way for Israel to see to its security needs without creating a humanitarian and human rights tragedy! Tell Israel to ease restrictions for medical travel and supplies!
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Israel must stop treating the Palestinian People with contempt and total disregard to the welfare and the respect that all human beings deserve. It is time that the US finally censure the State of Israel for its violation of human rights against the Palestinian people.
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Another reservation. Another ghetto. Another pogrom. Is this really how we wish to spend the 21st century? I am not sure why we would have to ask the question-Why do we want goodhealthcare in Gaza? It is heartbreaking that we have to ask this question again.......
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With all respect to Israel's democracy, you don't treat the Palestinians as equals! Amnesty International has documented many cases of ill-treatment in health care.
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plz if we are speaking to humans(Isreal Government), then act like humans. Give the palestinians the right of good health care
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Isreal, stop treating these people as sub human, they need help, the world is watching!!!
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Why are the Palestinean people treated like dogs by the leaders of Israel. There were events 65 years ago that should have been a lesson.
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Open up all of Gaza to access to health care for all. No more walls. Make Israel follow Geneva conventions. Hold Israel accountable for its human rights violations.
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With all due respect to Israel
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Everyone on Earth should have proper healthcare. We need these people to live. Maybe the people who don't have health care will do something special in the world one day, but we will never find out if they die of sickness, because they don't have healthcare.
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