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Israel bans mental health doctors from Gaza
2008-10-27
Dozens of mental health specialists on Sunday protested Israel's closure of the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip after they were prevented from entering to attend a conference there.

The Israeli military said it would allow medics to enter Gaza to provide care but not to attend a conference in a "territory controlled by terrorists."
Around 70 demonstrators waved signs denouncing the Israeli closure of the Palestinian territory, with slogans such as "Let Gaza live" and "Israel: a medical conference is a security threat?"
Let them in but don't let them out: after all, there's plenty to do in Gaza to keep them busy ...
Doctors from several countries had hoped to attend a conference on mental health in the impoverished coastal territory hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO), but Israeli authorities did not allow them to enter.

The conference, which will be held on Monday with doctors in the West Bank town of Ramallah participating via video conferencing, will focus on the impact of the Israeli blockade on the mental health of Gaza residents.

The Israeli military rejected the doctors' accusations in a statement, saying it would allow medics to enter Gaza to provide care but not to attend a conference in a "territory controlled by terrorists."
Posted by:Fred

#7  Heck if you dose them up with a bunch of Rx drugs then we won't have to worry about them anymore. They'll end up being crack addicts and will be to unmotivated to do anything or listen to anyone.
Posted by: Big Boom   2008-10-27 22:11  

#6  I like how you think, 'moose. :-D
Posted by: Barbara Skolaut   2008-10-27 19:48  

#5  It should have allowed them to enter, but only on the condition that their vehicles be clearly marked with the Star of David, so that Palestinians would know that they are under the protection of Israel and to not attack them.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-10-27 09:48  

#4  The Sexual Rage Behind Islamic Terror

The Real Roots of Palestinian Terror

Hatred of the Jooooos as a Psychological Phenomenon in Palestinian Society

The Psychoanalytic Roots of Islamic Terrorism

Again, I have zero love for psychoanalysis, but those pass the smell test pretty good.
Posted by: anonymous5089   2008-10-27 05:04  

#3  I don't believe they would go and look after the REAL Root Causes™ of the mental health quagmire in gaza anyway, most probably genetic (too much interbreeding, heck, even the UK health guys acknowledged this was a real problem for "british" paks) & cultural (lemme see : rampant sex abuse of kiddies, rampant mysoginy that degrades mothers, public education a death cult, private education with the boys as "little kings" churning out sociopaths with zero tolerance for frustration and no self-responsability,...oh, and islam), not environmental (blame the jooos).
Posted by: anonymous5089   2008-10-27 04:59  

#2  Their Rx for better mental health is more than likely a boom belt.
Posted by: Last Breath Farm Resident   2008-10-27 04:03  

#1  "Israel: a medical conference is a security threat?"

No more than ambulances, for sure.

Haven't these bozos ever heard of teleconferencing? Or is it only jihadis who know how to use computers?
Posted by: gorb   2008-10-27 02:56  

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