Saturday, December 15, 2007

Sealed off by Israel, Gaza reduced to beggary


Hala Abu Saif's 1st-grade class is seen at the Atfaluna Society for Deaf Children in Gaza. The school ran out of hearing-aid batteries in September due to Israeli import restricitions. Now thye rely solely on sign language, which makes it difficiult, if not impossible, to acquire the spoken language.

"This punishing seal has reduced Gaza, a territory of almost 1.5 million people, to beggar status, unable to maintain an effective public health system, administer public schools or preserve the traditional pleasures of everyday life by the sea."

And the world watches in silence as "God's Chosen People" slowly strangle to death over 1.4 million Palestinians.

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