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Gaza: Life stops at coastal road block
Sami Abu Salem writing from Gaza City, Live from Palestine, 17 December 2004
Palestinian students from Gaza take the coastal route during the Israeli siege. (WAFA)
WAFA --Thousands of Palestinian students, merchants, patients and drivers were forced to take cover behind trucks, vehicles and carts on the blocked Gaza coastal road when Israeli soldiers stationed at the watchtowers of Nitzarim colony opened fired on them as they were passing.
I took cover behind a truck along with two university students.
"Hey, hey, you are behind a fuel truck, leave now!" a cameraman shouted at us. We were shocked and fled from our spot behind the truck. The cameraman was warned by a hawker to hide his camera, as Israeli soldiers in the watchtowers target journalists. Taking his camera, he hid behind a truck carrying panels of wood.
Bullets were hitting vegetable boxes and other goods contained in a long queue of waiting trucks. A group of students and some elderly people jumped from a donkey cart and hurriedly sought cover behind a van carrying chickens.
Abdulaziz Mahmoud, a 20-year-old student, was holding his books and watching several carts moving along the cliff of the Gaza Sea. He was trying to reach his college in Khanyounis (situated south of Gaza), but he was unable to get there because of the road block. The Abu Holi checkpoint and the coastal road block have divided the Gaza Strip into three parts.
"I study nursing; I dislike missing any lecture. I am careful to attend all lectures, so I come and try to reach college," he said. "Imagine if each student did not reach college; it means that academic life would be paralyzed. It is unfair, we must continue studying."
Maisa Dwidar, 21, who studies computer science at the same college as Mahmoud, also expressed her feelings of deep sorrow.
"They (Israelis) do not only kill people, but they also kill our education, economy, humanity and future," she said. "Why do they close the road? I was supposed to sit for an exam, what will I do now? You see, they kill our daily life," Dwidar said, heaving a sigh as she left to return home.
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WAFA --Thousands of Palestinian students, merchants, patients and drivers were forced to take cover behind trucks, vehicles and carts on the blocked Gaza coastal road when Israeli soldiers stationed at the watchtowers of Nitzarim colony opened fired on them as they were passing.
I took cover behind a truck along with two university students.
"Hey, hey, you are behind a fuel truck, leave now!" a cameraman shouted at us. We were shocked and fled from our spot behind the truck. The cameraman was warned by a hawker to hide his camera, as Israeli soldiers in the watchtowers target journalists. Taking his camera, he hid behind a truck carrying panels of wood.
Bullets were hitting vegetable boxes and other goods contained in a long queue of waiting trucks. A group of students and some elderly people jumped from a donkey cart and hurriedly sought cover behind a van carrying chickens.
Abdulaziz Mahmoud, a 20-year-old student, was holding his books and watching several carts moving along the cliff of the Gaza Sea. He was trying to reach his college in Khanyounis (situated south of Gaza), but he was unable to get there because of the road block. The Abu Holi checkpoint and the coastal road block have divided the Gaza Strip into three parts.
"I study nursing; I dislike missing any lecture. I am careful to attend all lectures, so I come and try to reach college," he said. "Imagine if each student did not reach college; it means that academic life would be paralyzed. It is unfair, we must continue studying."
Maisa Dwidar, 21, who studies computer science at the same college as Mahmoud, also expressed her feelings of deep sorrow.
"They (Israelis) do not only kill people, but they also kill our education, economy, humanity and future," she said. "Why do they close the road? I was supposed to sit for an exam, what will I do now? You see, they kill our daily life," Dwidar said, heaving a sigh as she left to return home.
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How Dare the Jews SHoot Back!
Oh Indybay part of the jewhating media complex known as indymedia.
Osama couldn't love you more.
Osama couldn't love you more.
What is in the above article is happening.
Being blind to it will not make things better.
If the Palestinians who are the terrorist then why? since this struggle for Palestinian freedom began in Sept. 2000:
Over 3000 Palestinian have died, over 600 were children.
While around 1000 Israelis have died, over 100 were children.
For details on these figures.
CLICK HERE > http://www.ifamericansknew.org/stats/deaths.html
And do the Palestinians have a right to fight for their freedom?
How many Palestinian homes were demolished, on top of land confiscations.
For details on home demolitions.
CLICK HERE > http://www.ifamericansknew.org/stats/homes.html
Being blind to it will not make things better.
If the Palestinians who are the terrorist then why? since this struggle for Palestinian freedom began in Sept. 2000:
Over 3000 Palestinian have died, over 600 were children.
While around 1000 Israelis have died, over 100 were children.
For details on these figures.
CLICK HERE > http://www.ifamericansknew.org/stats/deaths.html
And do the Palestinians have a right to fight for their freedom?
How many Palestinian homes were demolished, on top of land confiscations.
For details on home demolitions.
CLICK HERE > http://www.ifamericansknew.org/stats/homes.html
What is in the above article is not happening.
Being blind to real facts will not make things better.
If the Israelis who are the terrorist then why? Since this Struggle for Palestinian Murder and Destruction began in Sept. 2000:
Over 3000 Palestinian have died, over 600 were children.
While around 1015 Israelis have died, over 100 were innocent children.
For skewed details on these figures.
CLICK HERE > http://www.ifamericansknew.org/stats/deaths.html
And do the Israelis have a right to fight for their Freedom?
How many Israeli structures were destroyed, on top of life terminations.
For skewed details on home demolitions.
CLICK HERE > http://www.ifamericansknew.org/stats/homes.html
Being blind to real facts will not make things better.
If the Israelis who are the terrorist then why? Since this Struggle for Palestinian Murder and Destruction began in Sept. 2000:
Over 3000 Palestinian have died, over 600 were children.
While around 1015 Israelis have died, over 100 were innocent children.
For skewed details on these figures.
CLICK HERE > http://www.ifamericansknew.org/stats/deaths.html
And do the Israelis have a right to fight for their Freedom?
How many Israeli structures were destroyed, on top of life terminations.
For skewed details on home demolitions.
CLICK HERE > http://www.ifamericansknew.org/stats/homes.html
Let me remind you that it was the Palestinians who, in 2000, started the "intifada".
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