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| Human situation in Gaza "untenable" : UN |
| 2007-10-26 |
| The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humaniitarian Affairs John Holmes said Thursday that the humanitarian situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT) and especially in Gaza is becoming untenable. He added, in a news conference today, that the situation inside Gaza and the West Bank too is one of increasing difficulties. Holms said that trends are worrying and creating a situation that is extremely untenable. He described the situation is a serious humanitarian crisis. Holms, who is also UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, added that the situation is getting steadily worse. He said the situation is creating facts on the ground are not helpful for the peace process. Holms stressed that International Humanitarian Law is applicable to the oPt and needs to be fully respected that denying freedom of movement for emergency medical reasons would seem to be in breach of normal practice and normal requirements of International Humanitarian Law. He noted that the situation needs to be brought to the attention of the International Community even more than it has been already and not least in the context of the impending political negotiations. Holmes in response to a question on if Israel goes ahead with its threat of more power cuts in Gaza, said that it will have an effect, a dramatic effect and will affect everything. "Collective punishment for the Gaza population is not the right or the most effective response to rocket launching from Gaza," he said. It is does not seem to be, he added, an appropriate response to those continuing rocket attacks to punish economically the population of Gaza. |
| Posted by:Seafarious |
| #11 Let them eat jihad. |
| Posted by: Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-10-26 22:14 |
| #10 Holms stressed that International Humanitarian Law is applicable to the oPt and needs to be fully respected Why should it be? Gaza is nothing but one massive criminal enterprise. Hamas is entirely responsible for the "untenable" conditions that currently persist. ... that denying freedom of movement for emergency medical reasons would seem to be in breach of normal practice and normal requirements of International Humanitarian Law. Even when there is proof of Palestinians using ambulances to transport arms and healthy fighters to attack locations? Israel has every right to wash their hands of all further participation in this farce. "Collective punishment for the Gaza population is not the right or the most effective response to rocket launching from Gaza," Bullshit. Islam is a pluperfect example of collective punishment. Sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander. Funny how Muslims squeal so loudly whenever their own practices are turned upon them. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-10-26 20:16 |
| #9 Recommendation: "Don't crap in your own nest." |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2007-10-26 13:48 |
| #8 If you're insisting on being stupid, you'd certainly better be TOUGH! |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2007-10-26 13:47 |
| #7 Should be thankful there hasn't been a sewage tsunami lately. That could change however. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2007-10-26 13:45 |
| #6 How is Gaza an OPT? I thought Israel left Gaza. So much for credit where credit's due. And where is Hamas' responsibility for the 'situation in Gaza'? They were 'elected', right? On a platform of reform, right? Oh wait...we're talking about the UN. |
| Posted by: logi_cal 2007-10-26 10:15 |
| #5 Reminds me of that scene in Blazing Saddles, where Cleavon Little is holding a gun to his head threatening to "shoot the n*gger" and people pity him. Hamas brings Gaza to ruin and the UN calls it untenable. |
| Posted by: PlanetDan 2007-10-26 09:45 |
| #4 "Collective punishment for the Gaza population is not the right or the most effective response to rocket launching from Gaza," Coulda said the same thing about Hamburg, Schwinfurt, Berlin, Yokohoma, Osaka, Tokyo.... However, I've noticed a marked reduction in 'aggressive' behaviors in those populations since the "collective punishment" was applied, in force, without sympathy, without compromise. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-10-26 09:04 |
| #3 Holms, who is also UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, added that the situation is getting steadily worse. Awwww...that's too bad. Is it getting steadily worse from the last time it was getting steadily worse or the time it was getting steadily worse before that? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2007-10-26 09:00 |
| #2 I thought John Holmes was dead? |
| Posted by: Raj 2007-10-26 08:00 |
| #1 I recall that millions of dollars were paid out so that Gazoos could maintain operations of Israeli built greenhouses. Unfortunately, local UN parasites chose to loot the structures, disemploying hundreds. Then the local idiots elected Hamas with an expectation of even more UN jihad subsidies. Germans paid heavily for backing Hitler; the Gazooks need to take a similar hit. |
| Posted by: McZoid 2007-10-26 04:26 |