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Palestinian women protesting this week against Israeli operations in the Gaza Strip. (AP)
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Study: Gaza humanitarian situation worst since 1967
By The Associated Press
Tags: British aid groups 

A coalition of eight British-based human rights organizations on Thursday released a scathing report in claiming that the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip is at its worst point since Israel captured the territory in 1967.

The report said that more than 1.1 million people, about 80 percent of Gaza's residents, are now dependent on food aid, as opposed to 63 percent in 2006, unemployment is close to 40 percent and close to 70 percent of the 110,000 workers employed in the private sector have lost their jobs.

It also said that hospitals are suffering from power cuts of up to 12 hours a day, and the water and sewage systems were close to collapse, with 40-50 million liters of sewage pouring into the sea daily.
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The report follows strident international condemnation of Israel after it struck hard against Palestinian militants in Gaza, killing more than 120 in the past week, including many civilians, after Palestinians militants escalated their daily rocket fire at Israel.

The rockets have killed 13 people, wounded dozens more, traumatized thousands and caused millions of dollars in damage. Last week longer-range rockets reached Ashkelon, a city of 120,000 people, about 17 kilometers north of Gaza, prompting the harsh Israeli response.

The Defense Ministry rejected the report, blaming the militant Hamas rulers of Gaza for the hardships.

"Israel has the right and obligation to protect its citizens, but as the occupying power in Gaza it also has a legal duty to ensure that Gazans have access to food, clean water, electricity and medical care," said Amnesty International U.K. Director Kate Allen, one of groups behind the report. "Punishing the entire Gazan population by denying them these basic human rights is utterly indefensible. The current situation is man-made and must be reversed."

The Foreign Ministry issued a report denying Israeli culpability in the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip, saying human rights groups "should point their criticism towards the Hamas terrorist organization that controls the Gaza Strip, and not against the State of Israel."

The 16-page report - sponsored by Amnesty, along with CARE International U.K., CAFOD, Christian Aid, Medecins du Monde UK, Oxfam, Save the Children U.K. and Trocaire - calls on the British government to exert greater pressure on Israel and to reverse its policy on not negotiating with Gaza's Hamas rulers.

Israel and the West shun Hamas and label it a terrorist organization. Hamas does not accept the presence of a Jewish state in an Islamic Middle East and has sent dozens of suicide bombers into Israel, most recently a month ago.

The report adds that it considers Israel's blockade of Gaza as unacceptable and illegal collective punishment.

Replying to the report, the Defense Ministry said it was misdirected.

"The main responsibility for events in Gaza - since the withdrawal of Israel from the territory and the uprooting of the settlements there - is the Hamas organization, to which all complaints should be addressed, read a statement a spokesman," Maj. Peter Lerner.

This week NGO Monitor, a Jerusalem-based watchdog, called on human rights groups to end what it called their political use of international law. It cited an Amnesty International press release that it said made unsubstantiated accusations that Israeli responses are being carried out with reckless disregard for civilian life.

"NGOs and human rights groups must end their irresponsible and immoral use of legal rhetoric," said Gerald Steinberg, Executive Director of NGO Monitor. "False claims of disproportionate force and collective punishment by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch make a mockery of international law."



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      1.   and Blame Game Prize goes to..You guessed right British "Rights"! 03:15  |  Genuine Toseftat 06/03/08
      2.   situation in gaza 04:18  |  colin 06/03/08
      3.   Tosefta and nothing about more than 200 killed in Hamas/Fatah fig 04:40  |  Abdul 06/03/08
      4.   "Occupied", here`s what the UN actually had to say 08:15  |  Danny 06/03/08
      5.   re:abdul 08:17  |  housam 06/03/08
      6.   Interesting use of stats 08:22  |  Danny 06/03/08
      7.   Hamass is to blame, PERIOD ! 08:25  |  Aaron 06/03/08
      8.   To #1, Thank u 08:26  |  Massoud Levy 06/03/08
      9.   "Israel Has a Right to Defend Itself But" - Morally Bankrupt 08:29  |  Tod Zuckerman 06/03/08
      10.   Amnesty is absolutely right .... 08:39  |  Dutch 06/03/08
      11.   The statistics on the dead in Gaza/Israel 08:50  |  Mark 06/03/08
      12.   The shameful Gerald Steinberg & his false claims & twisted truth 08:58  |  Dutch 06/03/08
      13.   blame Hamas for every Palestinian born 09:12  |  Leona 06/03/08
      14.   I just viewed Amnesty`s site--disgusting. 09:25  |  frank geros 06/03/08
      15.   In 1999, The Philistines Had A Budget SURPLUS 09:27  |  Yishai Kohen 06/03/08
      16.   What`s the motive? 09:27  |  Paul 06/03/08
      17.   Deja vu in Gaza... 09:44  |  Esther 06/03/08
      18.   The Palestinians can only blame themselves for their plight 09:44  |  Moti 06/03/08
      19.   OH, GOD, FORGIVE US 09:45  |  indrajaya 06/03/08
      20.   # 4 Danny 09:53  |  Nick Ferriman 06/03/08
      21.   Mr Steinberg 09:54  |  Nick Ferriman 06/03/08
      22.   Re Yishai #15 09:55  |  Esther 06/03/08
      23.   Blame Game 09:59  |  pal 06/03/08
      24.   Germans subjected to cruel and disproportionate punishment by the 10:13  |  Absolute Sweden 06/03/08
      25.   the real culprit OVER POPULATION 10:28  |  v hardman 06/03/08
      26.   to tosefta no 1 10:28  |  Tina 06/03/08
      27.   That picture convinces me, Hamas are frightening 10:38  |  x-ray 06/03/08
      28.   Israel: Think out of the box! 10:39  |  Diana 06/03/08
      29.   Why since 1967 and not since 1977? Even 1980? 10:41  |  S 06/03/08
      30.   UN statement: occupied or not occupied? Thank you Danny 10:44  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 06/03/08
      31.   Stop the Holocaust in Gaza. 10:46  |  Dav 06/03/08
      32.   Mark 10:47  |  x-ray 06/03/08
      33.   Yes Dutch - here is the truth 12:33  |  Joe Sittizen 06/03/08
      34.   They have to thank 12:39  |  KUTW 06/03/08
      35.   "Worst humanitarian crisis" - the OTHER statistics (last try) 12:40  |  CK Tan 06/03/08
      36.   Whose Fault is it? 12:50  |  Dagma 06/03/08
      37.   Holocaust 12:54  |  Manuel 06/03/08
      38.   Stop the Terror from Gaza ...... 12:58  |  Dagma 06/03/08
      39.   Marl #11 - good statistics - unfourtunate so many israelis hurt 13:01  |  Johnny 06/03/08
      40.   Oh God, forgive them 13:04  |  Manuel 06/03/08
      41.   Israels moral bancrupcy.... 13:06  |  Joe W 06/03/08
      42.   # 14 Frank Geros. Empty rhetoric. 13:08  |  Nick Ferriman 06/03/08
      43.   "Worst humanitarian crisis" - the OTHER news (last try) 13:11  |  CK Tan 06/03/08
      44.   to dense dav - Stop your Hollow Calls for Gaza. 13:12  |  CK Tan 06/03/08
      45.   The Gaza humanitarian situation is not any worse than the way 13:12  |  Avihu 06/03/08
      46.   FERRIMAN When Pals commit acts of war expect curfews 13:14  |  PETER SM 06/03/08
      47.   #19 indrajaya - God FORGIVE him for his CROCODILE tears 13:15  |  CK Tan 06/03/08
      48.   # 22 Esther " Are You Willing To Explain Your Propaganda " 13:19  |  Joseph . E 06/03/08
      49.   Gaza 13:23  |  A. J. Myers 06/03/08
      50.   # 22 Esther " Are You Willing To Forfeit Your Rights And 13:25  |  Joseph . E 06/03/08
      51.   #30 the south african queen defending apartheid 13:33  |  Labhras 06/03/08
      52.   Does israel want peace? 13:34  |  Omar 06/03/08
      53.   @23, pal it is called siege and is totally legal 13:34  |  vladimir 06/03/08
      54.   The Rogue State and it,s criminal supporters 13:37  |  Labhras 06/03/08
      55.   #15 kohen the illeagl squatter shows his racist 13:40  |  Labhras 06/03/08
      56.   Awake at last 13:56  |  Mark Lincoln 06/03/08
      57.   Another Official Israeli Liar 13:59  |  Clickfool 06/03/08
      58.   # 19 Indy...God forgive us 14:05  |  Lynn 06/03/08
      59.   Since 1967 .... and before 14:09  |  Conil 06/03/08
      60.   # 31 Dav....... there is no holocaust in Gaza 14:10  |  Lynn 06/03/08
      61.   Re Joseph #47 14:28  |  Esther 06/03/08
      62.   #30 Margie, Very good info about the UN 14:28  |  Rick and TC 06/03/08
      63.   Amnesty International Goes Off The Rails 14:29  |  Jeff Northridge 06/03/08
      64.   HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANISATIONS ARE TO BLAME, OF COURSE!! 14:29  |  Yaakov Sullivan 06/03/08
      65.   Israel`s Propaganda Goes Like This 14:36  |  Yaakov Syullivan 06/03/08
      66.   Labhras: There Is ONE G-d And He Is Punishing The Thieving Arabs 14:39  |  Yishai Kohen 06/03/08
      67.   Let them eat Qassams 14:39  |  AA 06/03/08
      68.   # 52 Omar of Cairo....on peace 14:54  |  Lynn 06/03/08
      69.   Ferriman 20 14:55  |  ChanahS 06/03/08
      70.   Avihu 45, if you hope that people like Sullivan and Lahhras 14:55  |  Fawaz 06/03/08
      71.   Who occupies Gaza: hilarious (thanks #4) 14:56  |  AA 06/03/08
      72.   Enough misleading the world 15:03  |  Reformed Leftie 06/03/08
      73.   AMNESTY: Gaza is the MOST densely inhabited spot on the Planet! 15:11  |  NOTE! 06/03/08
      74.   Yaakov Sullivan # 64 Stay On Topic 15:11  |  Jeff Northridge 06/03/08
      75.   Israel is never responsible for its own actions 15:13  |  peacelover 06/03/08
      76.   GAZA IS NOT OCCUPIED!! 15:45  |  Liz 06/03/08
      77.   Lets Get Real 15:48  |  Harry Truman 06/03/08
      78.   NOTE! 16:11  |  Ibrahim 06/03/08
      79.   Lynn on `friends` #68 16:11  |  examiner 06/03/08
      80.   ChanahS wants to reoccupy Gaza... 16:12  |  Ibrahim 06/03/08
      81.   Tod Zuckerman - the right to defense 16:14  |  Mark Lincoln 06/03/08
      82.   Jeff Northridge, it follows... 16:16  |  Ibrahim 06/03/08
      83.   Yaakov Gaza is still waiting for your promised visit 16:17  |  Genuine Tosefta 06/03/08
      84.   Liz - tell the government of Israel 16:18  |  Mark Lincoln 06/03/08
      85.   #1 I agree with you 100% 16:20  |  Abdul Aziz Higazi 06/03/08
      86.   # 45 I must agree with you 16:29  |  Israeli guy 06/03/08
      87.   Obfuscation and Twaddle 16:33  |  Mark Lincoln 06/03/08
      88.   # 32 X-Ray / Re: Mark 16:33  |  Joseph . E 06/03/08
      89.   Brittish human rights groups oxymoron 16:36  |  Sabra 06/03/08
      90.   Hamas Leaders are directly responsible for the disaster 16:38  |  D. Lolltson 06/03/08
      91.   NOTE! # 73 That Is False 16:50  |  Jeff Northridge 06/03/08
      92.   peacelove 75 16:51  |  ChanahS 06/03/08
      93.   Gaza humanitarian situation. 16:52  |  David Nigel Braham 06/03/08
      94.   POLITIC InDeed !!! 16:56  |  Essie 06/03/08
      95.   # 32 X-Ray / Re: Mark 17:02  |  Joseph . E 06/03/08
      96.   Liz. #76 17:05  |  Orwell 06/03/08
      97.   The humanitarian situation coming out of Gaza is the worst ever. 17:10  |  Gee 06/03/08
      98.   If Egypt Reopened Rafah Border Then Why Such AP Slander report. 17:14  |  Joseph . E 06/03/08
      99.   Israel has allowed hundreds of supply trucks into Gaza 17:15  |  Ron 06/03/08
      100.   Better not try to change UN terminology 17:15  |  Tosefta 06/03/08
      101.   WILL THE WORLD LET ANOTHER HOLOCAUST HAPPEN? 17:16  |  Mahir Kaynak 06/03/08
      102.   Dhimmedias AP proving Its Submission To Dhimmitude 17:18  |  Joseph . E 06/03/08
      103.   Awake at last (Mark Lincoln #56) 17:20  |  Tosefta 06/03/08
      104.   (Foolish) Infidels from the West ...... 17:23  |  Jacob 06/03/08
      105.   Is Amnesty A Branch of Durban Conference 17:28  |  Joseph . E 06/03/08
      106.   Shoa in Gaza ? 17:29  |  Rose 06/03/08
      107.   Gaza Humanitarian position 17:32  |  fred 06/03/08
      108.   POLITIC InDeed!!! 17:49  |  Essie 06/03/08
      109.   kick all these self righteous bums out 17:56  |  rich 06/03/08
      110.   Tosefta: America Occupies Cananda 17:57  |  ersb 06/03/08
      111.   Liz. #76 18:04  |  Orwell 06/03/08
      112.   Lynn on `friends` #68 18:05  |  examiner 06/03/08
      113.   Mahir Kaynak - It IS Hamas 18:09  |  ChanahS 06/03/08
      114.   IDF and what constitutes Israeli airspace 18:13  |  Anna 06/03/08
      115.   Considering British culpability in the history of middle eastern 18:16  |  JJ 06/03/08
      116.   For Yishai Kohen # 66 18:18  |  Clickfool 06/03/08
      117.   ?Poor Palestinians?. 18:19  |  Jean Van Daem 06/03/08
      118.   LET THEM COMMIT SUICIDE...AND MEET THE VIRGINS AT PARADISE! 18:19  |  Observer 06/03/08
      119.   Oh Yaakov, your rants are as laughable as they are absurd 18:21  |  JJ 06/03/08
      120.   For Liz # 76 18:21  |  Clickfool 06/03/08
      121.   So let`s use proportionate response 18:27  |  Joe Sittizen 06/03/08
      122.   Hamas: We have no intention 18:27  |  ChanahS 06/03/08
      123.   Mahir, if you think this is holocaust, you are sadly wrong 18:30  |  JJ 06/03/08
      124.   If they want to stop suffering, they must stop trying to kill me 18:30  |  Jew 06/03/08
      125.   Fawaz @ 70 - shukran ya ahi! 18:35  |  hisham 06/03/08
      126.   confusing isn`t it ? 18:37  |  bingbong 06/03/08
      127.   to Mahir 2 continued 18:38  |  JJ 06/03/08
      128.   Joe Siitizen ....yes, indeed, bomb blast in NY 18:41  |  Lynn 06/03/08
      129.   What Will Change if Rockets Stop 18:43  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/03/08
      130.   Get the US out of the UN 18:44  |  Dave Levy 06/03/08
      131.   #19, God will never forgive you! 18:44  |  DR 06/03/08
      132.   This is POLITIC InDeed! 18:45  |  Essie 06/03/08
      133.   # 81 Tosefta...Dugard contradicts himself. 18:46  |  Lynn 06/03/08
      134.   Nick ferriman...a few questions! 18:49  |  DR 06/03/08
      135.   Know rockets - no peace; no rockets - know peace. 18:54  |  Morris Valentine 06/03/08
      136.   # 82 Mahir Kaynak of Istanbul....there is no 18:55  |  Lynn 06/03/08
      137.   and Blame Game Prize goes to..You guessed right British "Rights"! 18:56  |  Genuine Tosefta 06/03/08
      138.   80 Ron in Cal. 19:07  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/03/08
      139.   Lynn on `friends` #68 19:11  |  examiner 06/03/08
      140.   Mark Lincoln embraced by Tosefta for the Vanity Fair Bomb!!! 19:12  |  S 06/03/08
      141.   Danny #6 So, I guess those strikes in Italy 19:12  |  MaryRose 06/03/08
      142.   Why don`t arab countries help gazans? 19:18  |  Avram 06/03/08
      143.   David Levy #96 "Picking on little Israel" ha ha ha! 19:18  |  Orwell 06/03/08
      144.   Tosefta # 81 Gaza Is Not Occupied (part 1) 19:20  |  Jeff Northridge 06/03/08
      145.   How right you are Morris Valentine #101! 19:24  |  S 06/03/08
      146.   Lynn re Dugard 19:28  |  Walter T 06/03/08
      147.   face up to facts 19:29  |  ravi 06/03/08
      148.   Iran´s responsibility 19:31  |  Cornelia 06/03/08
      149.   #33 Joe Citizen did you Expect Dutch to be normal? 19:35  |  Robert/Montreal 06/03/08
      150.   LYNN , look at this, pllease 19:37  |  Robert/Montreal 06/03/08
      151.   #115 Mark of Lewiston (not Maine) 19:42  |  Robert/Montreal 06/03/08
      152.   # 118 S 19:43  |  tbora 06/03/08
      153.   How about a ceasefire then, Morris? # 116 19:49  |  Clickfool 06/03/08
      154.   IN 1967 Egypt owned Gaza, Israel inherited Gaza`s problems . 19:53  |  Jo 06/03/08
      155.   ignorant Brits should stay out of it 19:54  |  Mike Z 06/03/08
      156.   Tosefta # 81 Gaza Is Not Occupied (part 2) 20:01  |  Jeff Northridge 06/03/08
      157.   Gaza Humanitarian disaster 20:07  |  Chris Linthwaite 06/03/08
      158.   For Jeff Northridge # 127 20:12  |  Clickfool 06/03/08
      159.   The only thing normal peaople care about : Is how to get rid of.. 20:13  |  Misha 06/03/08
      160.   Hi Dutch, you`re right 20:17  |  JG 06/03/08
      161.   120. Lynn - denial 20:19  |  asadcase 06/03/08
      162.   #30 Olive-flavored amuses-gueule 20:20  |  sh 06/03/08
      163.   40 years of failed occupation policies 20:20  |  Mandela 06/03/08
      164.   Dugard is South African. Don`t believe him 20:23  |  Labhras 06/03/08
      165.   To clickfool, Yaakov, Labhras, etc Humanity 20:24  |  Altalena 06/03/08
      166.   II. Judge Jeff, the Legal Eagle: Reading Comprehension #134 20:26  |  Tosefta 06/03/08
      167.   IV. Judge Jeff, the Legal Eagle: Gaza released from Occupation 20:27  |  Tosefta (re #134) 06/03/08
      168.   122 S 20:27  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/03/08
      169.   Linthwaite 20:34  |  x-ray 06/03/08
      170.   To Mike Z, re "British ignorance" 20:35  |  Morris Valentine 06/03/08
      171.   sh 20:37  |  mota 06/03/08
      172.   Some of those Women are Men 20:38  |  Efox 06/03/08
      173.   Chanah/others 20:39  |  kay 06/03/08
      174.   Evacuate Gaza, Relocate them in to Europe 20:39  |  Efox 06/03/08
      175.   sh 2. 20:40  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 06/03/08
      176.   US and Canada, occupied (Ersb #101) 20:43  |  Tosefta 06/03/08
      177.   Occupation 20:44  |  Da Nang 06/03/08
      178.   re: Labhras 20:44  |  Efox 06/03/08
      179.   155. "Humanity" 20:47  |  anangryjew 06/03/08
      180.   Gaza is Occupied by Arabs 20:47  |  Efox 06/03/08
      181.   143 Robert of Montreal - Indeed 20:51  |  Mark of Lewiston 06/03/08
      182.   Tosefta # 81 Gaza Is Not Occupied (part 3) 20:57  |  Jeff Northridge 06/03/08
      183.   What "suffering" means (Morris Valentine #129) 20:59  |  Tosefta 06/03/08
      184.   Inalienable rights of Gazans 21:00  |  Daniel 06/03/08
      185.   tbora #144 21:01  |  S 06/03/08
      186.   the cleverest thing said by LAB H RAS 21:03  |  Labhras`s admirer 06/03/08
      187.   You wish, Altalena # 161 21:05  |  Clickfool 06/03/08
      188.   what happened to the VIcory 21:05  |  Daniel 06/03/08
      189.   What about before 1967? 21:07  |  5th generation 06/03/08
      190.   Worshippers of Death 21:12  |  ZYE 06/03/08
      191.   Try to imagine 21:12  |  Moment of fantasy 06/03/08
      192.   Question for Mike Z #154 21:12  |  Clickfool 06/03/08
      193.   Ibrahim 80 21:15  |  ChanahS 06/03/08
      194.   Danny - thank you 21:16  |  RW 06/03/08
      195.   yishai cohen 21:16  |  kay 06/03/08
      196.   #168 x-ray 21:19  |  Chris Linthwaite 06/03/08
      197.   Humor: How many fantasizers does it take.. (re Margie of SA #30) 21:20  |  Tosefta 06/03/08
      198.   Mark of Lewiston #167 21:22  |  S 06/03/08
      199.   kay 172 21:23  |  ChanahS 06/03/08
      200.   Tosefta - Awake 21:27  |  Mark Lincoln 06/03/08
      201.   Response to Frank Geros 21:29  |  Reader 06/03/08
      202.   mota #170 21:30  |  sh 06/03/08
      203.   What "suffering" means (Morris Valentine #129) 21:32  |  Tosefta 06/03/08
      204.   Joe Sittizen, Israel has no right to kill its neighbors over ... 21:42  |  Dutch 06/03/08
      205.   To Clickie (#153): Yes (again) 21:46  |  Morris Valentine 06/03/08
      206.   #132 Amen Essie 22:51  |  MaryRose 06/03/08
      207.   S - So I was right all along. Bid Fuggin Deal. 23:35  |  Mark Lincoln 06/03/08
      208.   IBRAHIM (#80) re ChanahS what a demagogue 23:38  |  Gil 06/03/08
      209.   IBRAHIM (#80) re ChanahS what a demagogue 23:39  |  Gil 06/03/08
      210.   #136 To the `enlightened` Lynn. 23:41  |  Maureen Ann 06/03/08
      211.   So Fatah (Dalhlan) blew it 23:47  |  Mark Lincoln 06/03/08
      212.   Safety of Gaza population? 23:49  |  RW 06/03/08
      213.   #202-the pedant stutters 23:53  |  peter 06/03/08
      214.   Promises made and not kept 23:56  |  Mark Lincoln 06/03/08
      215.   Pay no attention to Britainistanis. 23:57  |  Barry 06/03/08
      216.   Haaretz in Vanity Fair 00:01  |  Mark Lincoln 07/03/08
      217.   under egypt gaza was poverty stricken 00:01  |  v hardman 07/03/08
      218.   S - you follow what? 00:22  |  Mark Lincoln 07/03/08
      219.   DUTCH (#204) We don`t care how Harmless Qasams are! 00:39  |  Gil 07/03/08
      220.   Questions and Answers 01:09  |  allang 07/03/08
      221.   If you elect Hamas, don`t expect Israel to support you!! 01:22  |  Alan Sip 07/03/08
      222.   KAY (#173) One More Idiot in Town, Learn Hebrew 01:28  |  Gil 07/03/08
      223.   DUTCH (#204) We don`t care how Harmless Qasams are! 01:29  |  Gil 07/03/08
      224.   #15 The same could be said 02:11  |  MaryRose 07/03/08
      225.   Sources, possibility, and probability (Mark Lincoln #100) 03:10  |  Tosefta 07/03/08
      226.   NO"humanitarian"crisis while 8000 missiles fired at Israeli towns 03:13  |  PETER SM 07/03/08
      227.   sh 04:44  |  mota 07/03/08
      228.   Re Esther 04:59  |  RW 07/03/08
      229.   Face It? 05:00  |  Ori 07/03/08
      230.   Occupied??? 05:06  |  Ori 07/03/08
      231.   # 157 you mean,self inflicted gaza humanitarian disaster 05:09  |  terrornator 07/03/08
      232.   #182 Jeff Northridge and the hostages case 05:16  |  Johnboy 07/03/08
      233.   jj # 119,jaakofs rants about going to gaza are the most laughable 05:17  |  terrornator 07/03/08
      234.   NEWS: Many poor non-violent people in the world!! 05:48  |  Moises 07/03/08
      235.   Before 1967 was worase? 05:52  |  Shlomo 07/03/08
      236.   #144 Jeff outdoes himself 06:19  |  Johnboy 07/03/08
      237.   To Gil - "A" or "The" Shoah? 06:47  |  Morris Valentine 07/03/08
      238.   #222, Morris Valentine 07:33  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/03/08
      239.   198 S - I Watched on TV - 3rd Try 07:56  |  Mark of Lewiston 07/03/08
      240.   #220 Well, that`s a stretch, Shlomo 09:08  |  Johnboy 07/03/08
      241.   The pals wanted Israel to leave Gaza, the results: hell on earth 09:57  |  Sara 07/03/08
      242.   I remember 1967 10:13  |  S. Traveller 07/03/08
      243.   Morris Valentine (#222) Hello 10:39  |  Gil 07/03/08
      244.   US and Canada, occupied? (Ersb #101) - 4th try 16:16  |  Tosefta 07/03/08
      245.   Gaza Humanitarian Situation 19:05  |  Mel Goldberg 07/03/08
      246.   Gaza Humanitarian Situation 19:05  |  Mel Goldberg 07/03/08
      247.   isreal was wrong from day one 02:36  |  simone 22/01/09
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