In their own words

by Philip Weiss on December 31, 2008 · 5 comments

An aide to Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert talking to Ha'aretz:

"Gaza is not undergoing a humanitarian crisis. We're constantly supplying it with food and medications, and there's no need for a humanitarian cease-fire."

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{ 5 comments }

1 anonn December 31, 2008 at 11:56 am

The level of humanitarian aid has been cut drastically over the last two years, since Hamas won the election in Gaza; it was really down since November 4th, a day before Israel broke the truce by invading
Gaza and killing some Pals before running back. Just before the
planned bombing attack on Gaza, Israel let in a few trucks of aid, just so they could blunt bad PR from the "diet" they put the Palestinians on…

2 Jim Haygood December 31, 2008 at 12:41 pm

"The Warsaw ghetto is not undergoing a humanitarian crisis. We're constantly supplying it with food and medications, and there's no need for a humanitarian cease-fire." — Jürgen Stroop

3 daga December 31, 2008 at 1:44 pm

In a way..from the nazionists point of view he is right.
There is no humanitarian crisis if you belileve the victims in Gaza are subhuman.

4 Craig December 31, 2008 at 2:42 pm

From a certain point of view (not mine), the only problem in Palestine is that it's full of Arabs. Looking at it that way, what need is there for a cease-fire until the Arabs are all dead?

Suddenly decades of Israeli policy come into clear focus.

5 rabbi kook December 31, 2008 at 2:44 pm

That would be Bill Pearlman and the less direct Witty and in between, the poster Steve R. What have the Palestinians ever given the whole world? Clearly, they are just sand n__s. Why, they didn't even invent
uses for the peanut…

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