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SourceRamzi al Burai knows better than most what it means to be imprisoned. This week's botched commando raid on the flotilla of pro-Palestinian aid activists trying to reach Gaza has swung the global spotlight on the Israeli-imposed blockade as never before, but the Al Burai family have been living that reality for the past three years.
Their severely disabled son, Taysir, requires round-the-clock care. Neither Ramzi nor his wife can leave the five-year-old for longer than an hour. Part-asphyxiated during delivery, the boy suffers from an acute neurological disorder. He is unable to talk properly, suffers spasms and anti-convulsant medication has left him partially paralysed.
If his parents could only get him to Germany, or even just across the border to Israel, he would be able to get the specialist medical care that doctors say could lead to a full recovery. Ramzi has repeatedly appealed to the Israeli authorities to allow his son out of the tiny coastal enclave, but has been refused each time.
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Three years after Israel and Egypt virtually sealed their borders with Gaza in a bid to weaken the Islamist movement Hamas, the Palestinian residents of the Gaza Strip are deep in despair. Militarily, Israel can boast of success. Hamas, isolated by the siege and cowed by a devastating 22-day military offensive at the end of 2008 that killed 1,400 Palestinians, does not fire many rockets these days at Israel.
But there can be little doubt the civilian population, not Hamas, is suffering from the siege, which has brought a once-thriving economy to its knees.
Gazans are dying from vastly inferior healthcare while Israel denies entry to all but essential goods, forcing traders to smuggle provisions in through a network of tunnels along the Egyptian border, which has given rise to a parallel economy. A land and sea blockade means none but a fortunate few can leave.
At Gaza's al-Shifa hospital, doctors gaze morosely at a grey building that is only half-built. It was supposed to be the hospital's new wing, designed to boost capacity by 30 per cent, but construction was abandoned after the siege prevented any building materials from getting through.
That is perhaps the least of their problems. Doctors say they lack even the most basic equipment, such as sterilisers. Both of their CT scanners can be out of order for weeks at a time because it can take more than a month to obtain the spare parts. Many of the doctors have outdated skills, but cannot travel abroad for training.
"Health cannot be run only by pills and injections," says Mahmoud Daher, head of the World Health Organisation's office in Gaza. "You need a system surrounding this medication."
In a nearby ward, a 20-year-old Palestinian woman is fighting for her life. She suffered massive haemorrhaging after giving birth, and doctors say only an operation in Israel can save her. They have been waiting for Israeli clearance to transfer her for more than 24 hours. When asked what will happen if she is not moved soon, a doctor replies bluntly: "She will die."
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But glo! Don't you know Palestinians are dangerous terrorists?? Israel has the right to defend itself!
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Watch it, Argamemnon!
Somebody will think you are being serious ...
At the very least I am quite sure that little Taysir is not a dangerous terrorist.
However, his brothers or friends may turn to terrorism one day in a desperate attempt to save him or others like him ...
Surely a lie from the zionist controlled, brainwashing media. No doubt this article is designed to control and lie to people. I doubt the article serves any other purpose save to distort the truth and provide bait to Israel fanboys.
Hi Supreme
I must be reading to wrong kind of papers. So far I haven't come across any which support Israel in the present situation and which are not calling for an end to the blockade ...
How do I know that the papers I am reading are as close to the truth as possible?
Why is it so bad when Palestinians turn to "terrorism" (which hardly kills any Israelis) when they are living under a terrorist occupation? Should they just obey their masters? Would you? Personally, I would prefer to die.format_quote Originally Posted by glo
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Watch it, Argamemnon!
Somebody will think you are being serious ...
At the very least I am quite sure that little Taysir is not a dangerous terrorist.
However, his brothers or friends may turn to terrorism one day in a desperate attempt to save him or others like him ...
Last edited by Argamemnon; 06-06-2010 at 07:15 PM.
Try to drill down deeper into a news story by exploring the sources. You can also try following one news story on multiple news channels or websites.format_quote Originally Posted by glo
Last edited by Life_Is_Short; 06-06-2010 at 07:53 PM.
http://almoltaqa.ps/english/showthread.php?t=9797 is many similar stories from Gaza, most of them posted by myself.
I don't know, Argamemnon.format_quote Originally Posted by Argamemnon
I can understand that people feel that resorting to violence and terrorism is their only solution ... but I don't think violence should ever be a favoured option.
With the Palestinian-Israeli conflict the sides have become so hardened that many people don't seem to be able to consider peaceful options any more ...
Other conflicts, such as the one in Northern Ireland, have shown that even after generations of war and terrorism, peace talks can work!
Would I personally simply bow to an occupation?
I cannot imagine myself ever taking up arms, no matter what the cause. But then, I live a sheltered life and I have not experienced much suffering, certainly not at the hands of other people. Perhaps I would change my mind if I was in such a situation myself. I just don't know ...
I pray that the children of Gaza will grow up to be gentle, peaceful and loving adults, without ever having to consider taking up arms and fighting.
I pray for peace in Gaza and that people will be able to lead fulfilled lives in peace.
Peace talks with Israel never works and it will never work in the future. Peace can come only after the destruction of Israel.
I cannot believe that.format_quote Originally Posted by shuraimfan4lyf
I will never give up hope and pray for peace between Israel and Palestine - for both nations and for both people!
Also I can´t understand why zionists see that violence and terrorism are only solution how they behave with peacefull Palestinians. Also I can´t understand why rest of the world is so quiet and close they eyes about this nazism and apartheid policy of zionists.
That is because they disobeyed Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala before and killed many prophets. Allah's mercy is which they cannot taste, and his curse upon them. Unfortunately. not many people look behind what media feeds them, the knowledgeable are outnumbered by ignorant and arrogant people. That is why you see hate comments everywhere you go towards Muslims, and support for Zionism, even though Israeli's are the aggressors.format_quote Originally Posted by sister harb
You're clearly brainwashed, glo. I doubt there's any truth in the article whatsoever. As a matter of fact, seeing as the article is British, I'm willing to bet it's all made up.format_quote Originally Posted by glo
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