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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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We signed the “Ease the Blockade on Healthcare in Gaza” petition!
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Just let the IDF loose in Gaza; that will TOTALLY solve health care issues.
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All people should be entitled to the right to seek medical treatment. Cancer, for example, doesn't discriminate...why should we?
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We Care for Palestinian people under occupation
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A little compassion leads to winning hearts and minds
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Others in need! We cannot find Peace without compassion.
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Genocidal isreali foreign policy... Need I say more?
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Innocent people's lives are being destroyed, you must stop this and ease the blockade you have created. Critical medical supplies, which are vitally needed, should be allowed to reach those who desperately need it. The healthcare of people should be a top priority with no hesitations what so ever, failing these people of their health is very inhumane and you are violating their rights. When it is something as important as people's lives, you most definitely should be opening your barriers not blocking them. It's a crying shame in this day an age, that there is even such a thing like blockades in this world.
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