Gazans struggle to survive under Israeli blockade - 1 May 08

[cyklonb1989]

So they want to live the comfy life and at the same time unpunished for the war crimes they commit on israeli civilians?

[JosephBernstein]

The Americans/ stooges the European countries wants Israel and the Arabs to fights.These so-called Christians or you can say devil worshipers massacred Jews in Spain, Hitler was a European and a Neo-Christians just like Cheney ,Bush and Rumsfeld. We don't trust the Christians, they will abandon us as they have done it History. Good Arabs and the Good Jews must enter into a dialogue, must make friendship....must not allow these Christian( actually Pagan Devil Worshipers) to sow discord.

[Readmit]

Doesn't anybody care?

[4aaaaa4]

FOR 60 YEARS ..? SICK-FUCK ISRAELIS' "BLAME THE VICTIM" defense THEY honestly believe they can blame their victim for: 60 YEARS of Misery & Ethnic-cleansing 5+ million Palestinian Refugees Millions killed 3+ million Occupied 1.5+ million Abducted-hostages 254+ km of an Apartheid- Wall 562+ Humiliation-check-points 20K+ Political-prisoners 400+ Children held in Israeli Dungeons 468,831+ new settlers on an Occupied land Disappearance of Palestine World Leader in UN Violations- 69+

[TheCamperz]

Most americans are too dumb to know that it's always been them against the whole world in regards to the United Nations General Assembly's "Peaceful Settlement of Palestine" resolution. In 1989 the vote was 153 to 3. In 2006 the vote was 157 to 7 for the "two state resolution" to bring peace. The 7 nations who voted against peace were Israel, USA, Nauru, Palu, Tuvalu, Micronesia and Marshall Islands. USA has been doing a 3-way with jews and Satan since the first world war.

[Indygoguy]

Of course the whole history of Islam is filled with moslem atrocities against other moslems, more so than even against infidels. I don't think the staff at all-shit-zeera will be spared by iran. Iran isn't interested in any kind of big tent islamic world order. They are just a bunch of greedy degenerates who want to steal rape and murder and cloth it all in religion. Then of course, this has been the history of Islam from the start. It was founded by one of history's worst degenerates.

[Indygoguy]

The Jordanian government killed tens of thousands of palestinians back in the seventies. The moslems didn't say a WORD about that. So we know that they really don't care about palestinian deaths. Moslems also wont say anything when Iran takes out every saudi desalinization plant, power plant and deep aquifer well. Of course they have to get rid of Israel first as they know Israel would stop them. But hey, 7 million Israeli deaths for 30 + million moslem deaths. I'll go for that.

[Indygoguy]

This is pretty poor propaganda. I mean it's rather pathetic. It won't change anybody's mind. All one has to do is watch the IDF videos of terrorists launching rockets from in front of the UN school in gaza then running away like the cowards they are. Look, It's pretty much all over. Hamas has lost already. No one cares anyway. I saw three thousand civilians killed in one day in NY city back in 2001 by MOSLEMS!As far as most americans are concerned one can never kill too many moslems. GO ISRAEL!

[messageorcoincidence]

Nauseating propaganda.

[ricanssuck]

If the palestinians don't want to be attacked, perhaps they should force the terrorists out. If rockets are launched at Israel from gaza, Israel should fight back as they are now. Don't feel sorry for these terrorist pigs. I didnt see anyone in the street protesting the rocket attacks on Israel.

[messageorcoincidence]

They can't force the terrorists out. The terrorists control Gaza. Hamas is 100% to blame for any suffering felt by the Palestinian people. You'd think people would understand that Israel can't quit till they've crushed Hamas. Everyone is mixed up about this -- upside down and inside out.

[lakersownsuns]

israel can suck my palestinian dick.

[chicago6984]

im an american myself n i hav 2 admit that most americans r the scariest ppl ever most of the ppl that argue n talk like they all bad online b the same ppl that get scared when u sit next 2 them on the train or bus

our gov go around starting wars n stealing resources from other countries then label them terrorists when they fight 2 defend they freedom n religion n way of life even tho im americn ill b happy 2 c america collapse n get what its been giving out 4 the last 500 years

[ricanssuck]

you are an ignorant moron. Go take some English lessons.

[jimmyjoemeeker]

Jihadis will suffer.

[wild537]

What about those who lived before jews.

Hahaha. u can't make history as u like.

Thanks.

[paforbo]

And when Pres. Carter brings this up, they call him anti-semi or nazi.

When anyone brings this up, they call you nazi...they sure are milking their welcome aren't they.

[paforbo]

and if you bring this up in the US...the jewish lobby will deny it all!

[t123n5]

and u wonder where all the hate comes frum.....this is y. wat would u do?

[eekdog2005]

I remember back in the good old days when Israel funded hamas to go against the PLO. This war on terror game is rigged america.

[arabian82]

hit 1889 your problem is that you think we muslims are like your people we dont kick or kill people if we are in their lands not like your people and by the way people in Palestine are called Palestinians even in the old testimony

[TeXasCoastFisherman]

I can't stop crying because the poor palis are in dire straights. Mean Israelis!

Wait---also, mean Lebanese, who have to keep them in guarded camps..

Ok, the mean Egyptians too, who work to keep their wall up to keep palis out..

Well, I guess mean Jordanians & Syrians and and and...

Wait a second. Nobody wants them! Because they're so disruptive & always creating problems for the Countries they're in? I suppose it aint nobodys fault but the palis themselves--like flies in a trashcan...

[BooBooLane]

1. Only the Pallies should be allowed to creae their own reality; to them it will always be 1938.

2. Pallies alone should be able to whine incessantly ("Oh, poor us!!!) instead of forging ahead.

3. Their "brothers" in the Arab League didn't

help them after the 1948 War and are never gonna take them in, ending this Kafka-esque, Orwellian, Existential madness. The Arabs and Iran are entertained by the whole thing which keeps them on center stage.

[PauloGVieira]

Wow you really are a first class idiot!

This situation will explode sooner or later and it wont be good for Israel.

[BooBooLane]

Ya know, Paulie G--- 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, 2006 and 2???

If Izzy is eventually gonna go down, it's gonna waste as many Arabs and Persians as its full nuclear arsenal will accomodate so "it won't be good for" anybody.

Pallies, are you worth all of this mayhem?

[PauloGVieira]

Do you talk like you write? Obviously intelligence and education are not your strong points.

The demographic reality of the Palestinian population is a bitter pill enough for Egypt - there will be more Palestinians than Jewish Israelis in the next 15 years.

Is Israel worth all this mayhem! The West has created a Frankenstein with Israel, it has more UN resolutions against it than any other and absolutely violates international law.

[BooBooLane]

Well, Paulie, the biggest mistake Izzy made after cleaning house in 1948 was in not expelling all those Pallies.

1. It is obvious that Hezbollah' in Lebanon is re-grouping for a new round of rocket lobbing and retaliation by Israel, which Hez does not fear.

2. It is painfully obvious that Iz committed a strategic error by vacating Gaza; it couldn't stay and leaving has been a disaster. And Iz is not getting those kidnapped soldiers back.

On and on it goes.

[PauloGVieira]

And here you have ladies and gentleman the crux of the Middle East dilemma dumbed down for all you American simpletons.Bravo!

Your problem is that you cant understand the breadth and depth of such complex issues; everything needs to be reduced down to a good side and bad side like some sort of Star Wars film. And you wonder why you are failing in Iraq and Europeans make fun of your intelligence?

[BooBooLane]

We see Paulie G is good at one thing; calling people names.

[PauloGVieira]

Ouch that was an awesome comeback!

[BooBooLane]

Paulie Paul is the embodiment of Antonio Salazar---look out East Timor--Portugal is baa-haack.

[PauloGVieira]

Oh I see someone has been busy on Wikipedia - Salazar is certainly no inspiration of mine and you completely ignore the fact that Timor-Portuguese relations are the strongest they have ever been.

So if you want to continue your personal diatribe against me rather than discuss Israel's attempts to turn Gaza into one big concentration camp then write to me direct.

[ricanssuck]

You Europeans can put down the Americans all you want. Just keep talking your shit and one day when you need our help AGAIN, you can suck a fat American dick. You will be begging for us to help you when your country is crumbling from the inside after being taken over by muslims. Time will tell.

[PauloGVieira]

LOL, time will certainly tell. You do realise your country is effectively broke and in heavy debt. How many hundreds of billions do you owe to Communist China now? LOL.

[Indygoguy]

Don't worry about our debt to China, worry about heating your homes when russia turns the valve to the right. Lefty lose-ey, righty tighty. Besides, china holds alot of paper. They gave us good in exchange for paper. Their goods are notorious for being worthless, even dangerous, crap. Paper doesn't have any inherent value of it's own. I'm sure after a couple years of obam it will be near worthless.

[PauloGVieira]

LOL heating my home! I live in Portugal you fool! It is on the south-west coast of Europe! I still go for regular swims at the beach in winter! LOL.

[PauloGVieira]

Oh yes time will certainly tell, how much is the USA in debt now? Good luck with that.

[xxashyy]

The Israelis will burn in hell one day for they're crimes in Gaza. This is absolute criminality!

[johnh23]

How on Earth does Israel continue to ' it truly is.

[TeXasCoastFisherman]

john23, you wrote

"How on Earth does Israel continue to it truly is."

You know, if you ever learned how to make a sentence that made any sense, you just might be able to give the appearance of having a brain.

Keep practicing though. I've read that even Gorillas are able to communicate. You can't be too far behind............

[michael2B]

Israel is being used as the base... intellectually and physically ... for the next and tragic war against IRAN.

Thus Israel is the anchor around the US ankle that will drop it to the bottom of the sea of financial ruin.

Then who will buy it up at rock bottom prices?

Study the results of the battle at Waterloo!

[johnh23]

Ya but u Amerikans can't spell either and yo grammer is the worst to ... sad I share the same continent wif yer murderus Prez and corrupt govt.

[phillyaladdin]

NUKE ISREAL...

[Agric0la]

they'll just nuke back. Wont do much good.

[tariqm1987]

Hamas is foolish, they should act like Israel and EVERY other nation in the world, say one thing and do another ... Recognizing Israel now will enable them to claim the land later, Arabs will outnumber Jews in Israel by 2050, yes in ISRAEL, they already outnumber Jews if you include the occupied territories.

[tariqm1987]

I resent Israel as much as the next guy but this is madness ... Look at the boats at 0:58, those can be rowed with oars, even the bigger ones can probably be rowed with modifications ...

Gazans are suffering because the Israelis are able to exert power over them, their Arab brothers do nothing for them, and they are not maximizing their current resources.

[gumacyare]

The situation in Gaza reminds of the nazi concentration camps I read about when I was 12.

[xxashyy]

The israelis will burn in hell for this destruction in Gaza one day.

[papa]

Scheiss Israel. 

Israel is a racist, colonial and terrorist state, supported by US which too was founded on the basis of genocide of Native Americans.

[mostam84]

I'm calling my Senator. How the hell can the US fight terror if they are ignoring this crises. To all the Israelis compassionate or not you should not ignore this it will jeopardize Israeli sovereignty.

[muslimconvert1122334]

ISRAEL IS A TERRORIST STATE!

[sarsoft]

I Agree.

[thisissofuckinstupid]

Damn right they are. The Zionists committed terrorist acts against the British in order to get their Jewish state, and now they whine when the original inhabitants fight to free them selves. Al Jazerra is the only news that tells it like it is

[phillyaladdin]

Proof that Hiter was a hero, hope someone comes along and finishes the job!

[crazycatfguy]

The Zionist are the terrorist.

[crazycatfguy]

Liar.

[crazycatfguy]

Never happened. They have homemade Kassam rockets only. But for the sake of argument how does an army with a few guided missiles fight a conventional war against f16's helicopters tanks guided missiles Chemical biological and nuclear weapons?

[crazycatfguy]

Collective punishment is a war crime even under a legal occupation. Just how does a country with a few rockets and rusted AK47's fight a conventional war against F16's, Blackhawk helicopters, and precision guided missiles?

[slotimus321321]

Ya mumin, wake up and free our brothers.

[hellomynameis1234567]

There is israelis that also fire ROCKETS TO GAZA SO DO NOT BE LOPESIDED.

[hellomynameis1234567]

Remeber there is also Israelis that fire rockets which kill innocent Palestinians.

[willywonka1207]

Israel has to give back Gaza & the West Bank. It wasn't their land to begin with.

[Amad565]

its true dumbass shut you fag watch the news and not your ASS

[apodacainc]

Please, all you cameljockeys... read your palestinian history. They have NEVER controlled that land. Not Ever. The original palestinians were wanderers, were it not for Jews, modern day Israel would just be another spot of desert on the coast. It also isn't Muslim territory, judaism predates Islam at least 3000 years.

[willywonka1207]

That land has been claimed by the Pagans, Christians, Jews & Muslims for the past 4,000 yrs. Displaced european jews flooded Israel during the 1930s when Nazis came to power. Then the majority Jewish population pushed Muslims out of Israel & formed the Jewish state of Israel. Its a fucked up situation over there but I don't think we can place blame squarely on either Muslims or Jews.

[sana6]

1)i agree, b4 the UN paritian, 93 percent of the land belonged to Arabs and 7 perecent to the Palestine Land Fund (jewish lands). The splitting of the land 50/50 was outrages and then the ethnic cleansing of palestinians by the israelis during the 48 war was a war crime (Resoultion 192). BUt even if you look at it in the religious concept, the people of Cannite were the original inhabitants, God instructed Moses to share the land peacefully. The people of Cannite are modern day Palestinian Musli

[sana6]

2)s and christians. So even historically, these palestinians lived there for thousands of years. An arab can be fair skinned, brown or even black. Today they number 4.6 million homeless people. The only way peace will exist, is if Israel implents Resolution 192, the unconditional return of the 4.6 million Palestinians to their homes. But you think thats gonna happen? All their homes are filled with settlers who firmly believe that israeli should be completely jewish

[jklasdfjdfksl]

good job with the history, it seems like apologists for US/israeli crimes like to point to the 48 rejection of the partition without knowing the context. you explained it sufficiently and clearly.

[blunt1984]

Israeli's commemorating the holocaust by perpetrating their own genocide of the Palestinians. Way to get back at the Germans you Zionist dogs! (that last sentence was sarcasm)

[bollacks123]

I guess God is not on the side of the Israeli's if he didn't listen to your prayers. Thinking about it where was your god during WW11?

[Kirbytime]

Israel once again proves to be one of the most virulent human rights violators in the region, which is quite an achievement. Denying Gazans the right to self-determination and movement is against International Law.

[BooBooLane]

In the U.S., we have approximately 8,000,000 Moslems and 2,000,000 Christian Arabs.

More of both are zooming in every day, legally and illegaly. Ouch. That's an ouch-me.

[plyzorba1]

jerk, learn your history. When the israelians came they met people there, and that was the palestinians. So they were there first. And you and Hitler have a lot in common if you want to exterminate a whole population, and besides they have much more right to be there than the israelians. Racist like you on the other hand is the ones that should be exterminated.

[sana6]

3)so these people are fighting for what rightfully belonged to them. Your army is known for committing human atricosities. Israel has 92 human right resolutions passed aganist it by the UN and the palestinians have 1. Since 2001, 174 Israeli kids died, whereas 2 556 Palestinians kids died with bullets to the head. Whose the terrorist now? You are. You robbed people of their homes, destroyed theiir lives, build 192 illegal settlements and you expect them to bend over for you! whats wrong with u!

[sana6]

2) NOT the indigenous people of Palestine. They are EUROPEANS who converted. If i was a jewish convert I would start saying Israel is my home even though i NEVER lived in Palestine. The Torah and God commanded you to live in peace with the people of Cannite. What you did after the 1948 war, ethnically cleanse palestine of the palestinians, 1 million in total who today number 4.6 million are homeless people b/c of your crimes. Jewish historians say this, Jewish human rights group, West historian

[sana6]

1)b4 the israelites came to the promised land, the people of cannite were living there. God instructed you to live in PEACE with them. These palestinians are the people of cannite, they have lived there for thousands of years. The jewish society is a merchant class, with the Roman conquest of Palestine, the jews being traditional silk dyers, settled in different parts of the roman empire to establish trade. Thats how Judiasm spread to Europe. European Jews, who make up most Israelis now are

[BooBooLane]

"...I have 10 mouths to feed."

All these Gazans have to do is load a few big boats and ship themselves to the U.S.

Michigan will take them all and give them everything they need for life.

[sana6]

easier said then done.

[jklasdfjdfksl]

there is a blockade on all fronts; thats why gaza is known as an open air prison

[ekheezi]

When is collective punishment ever justified?

[ItsStillBill]

the sad thing is that they would rather live like this than reach an agreement that allows them to prosper in peace next to their neighbors. they would call it "the end of the cause."

[SSA786]

The fact is Hamas offered Israel a six month truce on April 25th 2008 which Israel has rejected.

[ItsStillBill]

ok, back to what I wrote, and SSA: a 6 month truce is not peace! it's utterly worthless. and actually they offered a 10 year truce (in return for 1967) something that is also completely worthless and EVERYBODY involved knows it. please watch MEMRI's recent interview with Khaled Mash'al of Hamas on Al Jazeera.

[SSA786]

Who knows may be peace would have come out of it. Also, Hamas is ready to recognise Israel as a country.

And, remember Gaza probably wouldn't be in the situation today if the USA didn't back the elections which brought Hamas to power.

[ItsStillBill]

you are seriously misinformed. hamas has never never never offered to recognize Israel as a country.

[jklasdfjdfksl]

thats a mere technicality that is used to stifle negotiations by US/israel and would come with time after years of peace. hamas has continually agreed to respect israels territorial integrity within its legal 1967 border; something US/israel have continually rejected for power aggression and terror.

[jklasdfjdfksl]

i dont think you understand the situation outside of the meaningless talking point, like "recognition"; hamas is asking for its recognized legal rights, israel is asking for hamas to recognize oppression and wants benefits from its brutal and illegal aggressive attempts at expansion.

[ItsStillBill]

no, i'm sorry but you are twisting. Hamas will never accept (long term) anything less than the whole land. that's why they say 10 yr truce, not full truce.

at the heart of this issue is Jerusalem.i could give a toss about the city, but Jews were not allowed entry to their holy sites until they captured them in 1967. you expect them to hand them back to Muslims??? if muslims were excluded from the Dome by the Jews, then took over Jerusalem, do you think they would ever give it back to the Jews?

[jklasdfjdfksl]

the whole point is an incremental process, demanding ambiguous rights like "recognition" does nothing but destroy the diplomatic tract. hamas has offered a truce with the acceptance of israeli territorial integrity, much more than has been offered to the palestinians. if palestinain legal rights were accepted by US/israel, everything else would follow in time.

[TeXasCoastFisherman]

Very Well Stated, StillBill.

I would also like to add that hamas doesn't want peace at all, never.

Even if Israel were wiped off the map they still wouldn't be content.

They're born & bred to Hate & Kill.

If they have no common enemy to fight, they turn on other muslim sects and each other.

It's the Nature of the Beast!!!........

[wild537]

Israelis are not neighboors, they are settlers who brought from all around the world in order to kill palestinians and occupy their land.

[Chivalryaintdead]

Your an idiot, these are living beings, they deserve a healthy life.

When you stand before your God what will you say?

[EpicBuilder]

Down with Zionism.

[michigan83guerrilla]

I'm sorry for the way the American government and the Israeli government are treating the people of Gaza. I don't agree with it and what we are doing is inhumane.

[aburebecca]

Allah be with you O Muslims, Stick to your Islam, surely yours will be victory after patience... Inna ma'a al usri yusra... !! Wallahi!!! Allahu akbar!

[uchoob00]

ya it's just a matter of time

[taltalk]

What this news piece DOESN'T say is that many of the problems are caused by strikes that were WITHIN Gaza. The fuel was transferred by Israel, but since their workers were on strike, it remained at the plants instead of being distributed.

[stuart20017]

We in the US need to have our media presenting these kinds of stories. This kind of information is really awaking!