AIPAC just released a statement condemning Hamas for failing to extend the "tahdiyeh," or period of calm that ended on Dec. 19. In that statment, AIPAC bragged about Israel's efforts to provide for Gaza:
More than 300 truckloads of aid entered Gaza during the second week of
December along with 142 medical patients and companions.
December along with 142 medical patients and companions.
From Sara Roy in the January 2009 London Review of Books:
According to Oxfam only 137 trucks of food were allowed into Gaza
in November. This means that an average of 4.6 trucks per day entered
the strip compared to an average of 123 in October this year and 564 in
December 2005.
in November. This means that an average of 4.6 trucks per day entered
the strip compared to an average of 123 in October this year and 564 in
December 2005.
I believe this shows the power of the internet. Imagine if stories like Sara Roy's were appearing in the United States, what would Israel do?
