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Originally Posted by burn_this_city
Your article is from 2007, not exactly current considering the blockade started that year. Israel imports the bare minimum food so the people don't starve, but calories alone don't stop malnutrition. 10% of kids are stunted, and 65% suffer from anemia. The blockade also stops people from getting essential medical care and necessary medicine. 30% of drugs deemed essential have 0 stock.
http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb...20FINAL-LR.pdf
If you're looking for another source, Unicef has similar numbers online. |
Even if what you are trying to say was true, it doesn't justify launching thousands upon thousands of missles into civilian areas. Or calling for the destruction of an entire race.
"The truth is that if Israel were to put down its arms there would be no more Israel. If the Arabs were to put down their arms there would be no more war."