As the TV networks give unlimited airtime to its apologists, the message rolls out that Israel is permitted every illegal act in the lexicon of international law, from acts of violence against a civilian population (the people of Gaza, starved under permanent blockade) to piracy on the high seas, in the lethal attacks by Israeli commandoes on the relief flotilla. The guiding rule in this tsunami of drivel is that the viewers should be brainwashed into thinking Israel somehow has the right and the duty to act at will as the mad-dog of the planet.
Israel proclaims, "We reserve the right to attack and kill in international waters. We reserve the right to slaughter Palestinians whenever we want. We reserve the right to assassinate their leaders, crush their homes, steal their water, tear out their olive groves, and when they try to resist, we call them terrorists intent on wrecking the 'peace process.'"...................
..........A friend of mine gave a good parody of the servile posture of the U.S. government and press: "I think," he wrote to me, "that matters are close to the point where if Hillary Clinton and a group of senior American officials were meeting the Israeli leaders for negotiations, and Netanyahu expressed his displeasure at the American positions by pulling out a gun and shooting her dead, then having the entire American delegation beaten to death by his security guards, there would probably be a small item buried in the next days' American newspapers that due to conflict with the Israelis, Obama had decided to nominate a new Secretary of State."
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ReplyDeleteFor a bit of a lough (only if it wasn't so sad).<span>Partial List of Items Prohibited/Permitted into the Gaza Strip <span>June 2010</span></span>
Prohibited Items*
sage (since 26.5.10) cardamom cumin coriander
ginger jam (since 7.6.10) halva (since 7.6.10) vinegar nutmeg chocolate fruit preserves seeds and nuts biscuits and sweets potato chips gas for soft drinks dried fruit fresh meat plaster tar wood for construction cement iron glucose industrial salt plastic/glass/metal containers industrial margarine tarpaulin sheets for huts fabric (for clothing) flavor and smell enhancers fishing rods various fishing nets
Permitted Items
flour sugar sweetener rice salt cooking oil semolina yeast pasta chickpeas beans kidney beans lentils peas Burgul wheat corn lupini beans powdered milk dairy products margarine hummus paste frozen meat, fish, and vegetables vitamins and oil for animal feed empty bags for flour medicine and medical equipment diapers feminine hygiene products toilet paper baby wipes shampoo & conditioner soap & liquid soapbuoys ropes for fishing nylon nets for greenhouses spare parts for tractors dairies for cowsheds irrigation pipe systems ropes to tie greenhouses planters for saplings heaters for chicken farms musical instruments size A4 paper writing implements notebooks newspapers toys razors (since 7.6.10) sewing machines and spare parts heaters horses donkeys goats cattle chicks
*Some of these items are permitted if they are for the use of international organizations.
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