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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!
# 4,200:
12:38 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Bonnie Bourdeau, Michigan
# 4,199:
12:37 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Anita Hunt, Tennessee
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12:36 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Name not displayed, New York
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12:35 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Name not displayed, Washington
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12:35 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Kalindi McAlpine, Alaska
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12:33 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Paris Tirone, Oregon
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12:30 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Meg Bloom, Connecticut
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12:26 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Astrid Irigaray, Florida
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12:25 pm PDT, Apr 28,
H Peters, Ohio
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12:25 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Pedro-Martin De Clet, Connecticut
Treat people like you would like to be treated !
Treat people like you would like to be treated !
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12:24 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Name not displayed, Florida
# 4,189:
12:24 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Danny Downey, Canada
Health Care is needed for anyone on the Earth why should the people of Gaza do without it? The people of Gaza need health care, food, and the end to the siege. End The siege End The Occupation of Palestine! People should not suffer because Israel, United States, Canada and Europe and everyone else does not like a democratic Government like Hamas who was elected in free elections that were observed by The United States, Canada, Israel and a lot of other countries who had representatives on the ground. Israel and the United States need to stop crying wolf when they have created the problems and then try to cry they need defence and have security needs...From who? People in their own Governments is who! Not Middle East People or Palestinians! http://stopthesiegeongaza.blogspot.com/
Health Care is needed for anyone on the Earth why should the people of Gaza do without it? The people of Gaza need health care, food, and the end to the siege. End The siege End The Occupation of Palestine! People should not suffer because Israel, United States, Canada and Europe and everyone else does not like a democratic Government like Hamas who was elected in free elections that were observed by The United States, Canada, Israel and a lot of other countries who had representatives on the ground. Israel and the United States need to stop crying wolf when they have created the problems and then try to cry they need defence and have security needs...From who? People in their own Governments is who! Not Middle East People or Palestinians! http://stopthesiegeongaza.blogspot.com/
# 4,188:
12:20 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Name not displayed, Washington
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12:18 pm PDT, Apr 28,
M'Liss Willmann, Texas
# 4,186:
12:15 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Shelly Mocquet-McDonald, France
# 4,185:
12:15 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Susan Seavitt, Michigan
I support that the restrictions be lifted from Gaza for medical and other emergencies. Please make the mandate of these people possible today. It is the humane thing to do Thank you.
I support that the restrictions be lifted from Gaza for medical and other emergencies. Please make the mandate of these people possible today. It is the humane thing to do Thank you.
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12:12 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Phlip Minehan, California
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12:01 pm PDT, Apr 28,
Lorraine Miller, Washington
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11:57 am PDT, Apr 28,
S. Morris, Ohio
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11:53 am PDT, Apr 28,
Maria Maguire, Pennsylvania
Please consider that all humans should be respected and deserve healthcare.
Please consider that all humans should be respected and deserve healthcare.
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11:53 am PDT, Apr 28,
Staci Oswald, California
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11:48 am PDT, Apr 28,
Adama Hamilton, Oregon
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11:48 am PDT, Apr 28,
Megan Hobbs, North Carolina
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11:48 am PDT, Apr 28,
Lindsay Baber, Massachusetts
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11:46 am PDT, Apr 28,
Elisabeth Marsh, Missouri
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11:39 am PDT, Apr 28,
Tara Torres, New Jersey
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Dylan Figueiredo, Canada
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11:34 am PDT, Apr 28,
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11:31 am PDT, Apr 28,
Tessa Vaccaro, Louisiana
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11:31 am PDT, Apr 28,
John Sedia, Pennsylvania
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11:28 am PDT, Apr 28,
Joshua Burson, Connecticut
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11:28 am PDT, Apr 28,
Mark Larsen, Illinois
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11:27 am PDT, Apr 28,
Dorothy Mcdaniel, Arizona
# 4,166:
11:27 am PDT, Apr 28,
Jay Smith, Oregon
# 4,165:
11:27 am PDT, Apr 28,
Paul West, Colorado
Israelis of all people should know when they are embarking on a path as hideous as that of their historical persecutors. The world is right to condemn their current abuses of Palestinians.
Israelis of all people should know when they are embarking on a path as hideous as that of their historical persecutors. The world is right to condemn their current abuses of Palestinians.
# 4,164:
11:27 am PDT, Apr 28,
Glenda Bowen, Wisconsin
It is hard to believe that Israelies are so cold to do something like this but they will and I will think the Iraelies are cold to the (Word) called (Humanity). They would probably be the first ones to cry help for their own people but all I see is that use the word God to justify to see the needs to be that cruel.
It is hard to believe that Israelies are so cold to do something like this but they will and I will think the Iraelies are cold to the (Word) called (Humanity). They would probably be the first ones to cry help for their own people but all I see is that use the word God to justify to see the needs to be that cruel.
# 4,163:
11:26 am PDT, Apr 28,
Don Miller, California
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11:24 am PDT, Apr 28,
Sally Klein, California
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11:24 am PDT, Apr 28,
Gitesh Amin, Florida
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Linda Isham, California
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David Hanigan, California
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11:19 am PDT, Apr 28,
Alan Edmonson, New Mexico
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11:16 am PDT, Apr 28,
Jake Thompson, New York
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11:16 am PDT, Apr 28,
Name not displayed, Pennsylvania
Please get riud of your health care blockade!!
Please get riud of your health care blockade!!
# 4,155:
11:14 am PDT, Apr 28,
Chloe Titone, Alaska
# 4,154:
11:13 am PDT, Apr 28,
Arlene Vogele, California
# 4,153:
11:13 am PDT, Apr 28,
Thomas Rottmayer, Ohio
# 4,152:
11:12 am PDT, Apr 28,
Melissa King, Wisconsin
Everyone deserves to have healthcare-everyone.
Everyone deserves to have healthcare-everyone.
# 4,151:
11:09 am PDT, Apr 28,
Victor Hernandez, Florida