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Israelis Destroy Palestinians Food Supply
How low can the Israelis go?
The Israeli army (IDF) has become embroiled in a dispute with the United Nations after it destroyed a building containing hundreds of tons of food aid for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a statement that he was "extremely concerned" at the destruction of the depot and supported WFP calls for the
Israeli Government to conduct a full investigation into the incident.
"The secretary general once again calls on the Israeli authorities to live up to their commitments and obligations to facilitate emergency humanitarian assistance
in the occupied Palestinian territory," the statement added.
The head of the European Commission (EC) in Jerusalem, Jean Breteche, called the army's action "unjustified".
Building searched
In continuing violence, three Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli troops, while a fourth died when a missile fired by Palestinian militants fell short of its target,
according to some Palestinian reports.
Israel on Monday announced plans to demolish buildings claimed by Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron.
The army said it had obtained a warrant to destroy the buildings to create a safe passage for Jews between a nearby Jewish settlement and Jewish enclaves
inside Hebron.
According to WFP officials, Israeli troops and dogs entered and searched the three-storey warehouse in the town of Beit Lahiya on Saturday night.
The BBC's correspondent in Gaza, James Rodgers, said witnesses described seeing dynamite being laid and then a series of explosions destroyed the warehouse.
Our correspondent said two Palestinians were killed and three buildings demolished in the raid.
'Food clearly marked'
An Israeli army spokeswoman said "we are still investigating the circumstances of why the warehouse was hit".
The WFP said the building was clearly marked with a UN flag, and the food containers were labelled with WFP stickers.
They said the store contained 500 metric tons of flour, rice and vegetable oil, intended for distribution to the poorest families in Gaza to celebrate the
forthcoming Muslim feast of Eid.
The food, donated by the European Commission, was valued at more than $270,000.
"WFP should have been permitted to remove the food. This act has been carried out against basic humanitarian principles," local programme director Jean-Luc
Siblot said in a statement.
The UN Secretary General Kofi Annan said in a statement that he was "extremely concerned" at the destruction of the depot and supported WFP calls for the
Israeli Government to conduct a full investigation into the incident.
"The secretary general once again calls on the Israeli authorities to live up to their commitments and obligations to facilitate emergency humanitarian assistance
in the occupied Palestinian territory," the statement added.
The head of the European Commission (EC) in Jerusalem, Jean Breteche, called the army's action "unjustified".
Building searched
In continuing violence, three Palestinians were shot dead by Israeli troops, while a fourth died when a missile fired by Palestinian militants fell short of its target,
according to some Palestinian reports.
Israel on Monday announced plans to demolish buildings claimed by Palestinians in the West Bank city of Hebron.
The army said it had obtained a warrant to destroy the buildings to create a safe passage for Jews between a nearby Jewish settlement and Jewish enclaves
inside Hebron.
According to WFP officials, Israeli troops and dogs entered and searched the three-storey warehouse in the town of Beit Lahiya on Saturday night.
The BBC's correspondent in Gaza, James Rodgers, said witnesses described seeing dynamite being laid and then a series of explosions destroyed the warehouse.
Our correspondent said two Palestinians were killed and three buildings demolished in the raid.
'Food clearly marked'
An Israeli army spokeswoman said "we are still investigating the circumstances of why the warehouse was hit".
The WFP said the building was clearly marked with a UN flag, and the food containers were labelled with WFP stickers.
They said the store contained 500 metric tons of flour, rice and vegetable oil, intended for distribution to the poorest families in Gaza to celebrate the
forthcoming Muslim feast of Eid.
The food, donated by the European Commission, was valued at more than $270,000.
"WFP should have been permitted to remove the food. This act has been carried out against basic humanitarian principles," local programme director Jean-Luc
Siblot said in a statement.
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"The food, donated by the European Commission, was valued at more than $270,000."
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"“The U.S. and England attack; Israel pays”. What nonsense! Israel NEVER pays. Whatever happens, Israeli Army’s redeployment or violent attack on Palestinians, the settlements on the occupied territories or murder of children, everything is paid for by the people of the United States and Europe. They paid for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon and from a part of Golan heights, they pay now for food for the starved Palestinians, they will pay for any ‘peace settlement’ Israel would agree to sign. When Israeli ‘peace camp’ promotes an idea of some compensation for the Palestinian refugees, they never offer to pay for the stolen lands and houses they live in: it is always one condition: “all will be paid for by the world community”. The bill of Israel is not paid by the US Jews, either: they are not that silly. The US Jews pay their politicians or threaten them into political oblivion, unless they pay with the money of American Goyiim. If political considerations cause them to desist, they force the Goyiim of Germany or Swiss to foot the bill."
-Israel Shamir
http://www.israelshamir.net/english/strange.shtml
-from above
"“The U.S. and England attack; Israel pays”. What nonsense! Israel NEVER pays. Whatever happens, Israeli Army’s redeployment or violent attack on Palestinians, the settlements on the occupied territories or murder of children, everything is paid for by the people of the United States and Europe. They paid for Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon and from a part of Golan heights, they pay now for food for the starved Palestinians, they will pay for any ‘peace settlement’ Israel would agree to sign. When Israeli ‘peace camp’ promotes an idea of some compensation for the Palestinian refugees, they never offer to pay for the stolen lands and houses they live in: it is always one condition: “all will be paid for by the world community”. The bill of Israel is not paid by the US Jews, either: they are not that silly. The US Jews pay their politicians or threaten them into political oblivion, unless they pay with the money of American Goyiim. If political considerations cause them to desist, they force the Goyiim of Germany or Swiss to foot the bill."
-Israel Shamir
http://www.israelshamir.net/english/strange.shtml
The most interesting thing about this story is that UPI is the only Western news agency to pick it up. Before we lambaste American support for Israel, understand the Americans are the victims of a systematic disinformation campaign from corporate controlled US media. If most Americans got unbiased neutral and accurate coverage of the events in Palestine, I think US policy would get a good real tougher.
Not that this is really news to anyone who analyzes this situation, but it is oh so sad.
-Jewish but not a Zionist
Not that this is really news to anyone who analyzes this situation, but it is oh so sad.
-Jewish but not a Zionist
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