There is NO connection between keeping the desperate Palestinian hungry and keeping weapons out of the hands of Hamas! UN officials have called the food situation in Gaza "grim", "deteriorating", and a "medieval siege". According to the World Health Organization, one in ten Gazans suffer from chronic malnutrition, and six in ten are "food insecure". Israel attacked Gaza's main power plant in 2006, and won't let the Gazans bring in the parts needed to restore service. Power outages last at least 8 hours each day, but some have on electricity for 12 hours a day. 95% of the water in Gaza is not healthy for consumption, and significant amounts of sewage constantly seep into Gaza's aquifer, its main source of water. The World Health Organization says private enterprise is at a standstill, and 98% of industrial operations have been shut down. Why won't Israel allow medical equipment, spare parts, and the necessary building materials to enter Gaza, in order to rebuild the health-care infrastructure that was devastated in the 2008 war? Israel mistakenly appears to believe that her security is enhanced by keeping the Gazans jobless, hungry, and in poor health. That is the definition of collective punishment, which was blamed on Adolf Hitler during World War II.
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