But the remarkable identification with the victims of the terrible tragedy in distant Haiti only underscores the indifference to the ongoing suffering of the people of Gaza. Only a little more than an hour’s drive from the offices of Israel’s major newspapers, 1.5 million people have been besieged on a desert island for two and a half years.
(h/t The Muqata)
Eldar may emphasize the suffering of the Palestinians in Gaza, but he misses an essential point. If Israel was as heartless as Eldar charges, it wouldn’t be sending rescue teams to Haiti, or India or Turkey. Nor is Israel ignoring Gaza.
In 2009, humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip increased by close to 900 percent compared to the previous year (Col. Moshe Levi, head of the IDF’s Gaza Coordination and Liaison Administration, Nov. 16, 2009).
December summary
Six more water desalination systems were transferred to the Gaza Strip;
15 truckloads of cellular communications equipment were delivered to the Palestinian mobile phone carrier, Jawal;
Strawberries and flowers were exported;
Renovations at Erez crossing were completed;
Work continued at the Kerem Shalom crossing to improve the capacity of the fuel transfer facility.
1713 medical permits were issued along with 519 permits to celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem.
2654 Gaza residents crossed to Israel, the West Bank and the Allenby Bridge Crossing, and 169 Israelis crossed into the Gaza Strip for humanitarian reasons.
Glass was brought in for home repairs and renovations in preparation for the winter;
750 tons of aggregate were transferred for maintenance of the North Gaza Wastewater Treatment plant.
Eldar pretends that Israel’s actions against Gaza are arbitrary and ineffective; its motivations malicious.
True, Haiti’s militias are not firing rockets at Israel. But the siege on Gaza has not stopped the Qassams from coming.
No, Israel hasn’t been able to stop all militias in Gaza from firing into Israel, it has however managed to reduce the number for now. While Hamas has used its resources to prepare for another war against Israel; Israel has limited itself to retaliation to individual attacks. The reason for the siege isn’t to humiliate the Gazans, but to make re-arming more difficult.
Terror cheerleader and Holocaust projectionist, Helena Cobban uses Haiti as an example why the world must help Hamas. There’s not a word about Israel’s aid to Haiti.
Cobban is worse than Eldar, as she denies any good that Israel does; but both despise Israel in their own way. It’s interesting the way Israel’s virtues expose the vices of its critics.
Crossposted on Yourish.
And this surprises you because??? Hacks like Eldar, et al don’t want to be confused with the facts. They have an agenda, and they’re going to shove it down their readers throats.
And now, the anti-Semites of the world expose the real secret behind Israel’s aid to Gaza: according to Prison Planet, the US kept anyone else from setting up a field hospital, and the IDF is using theirs to steal organs from Haitians to sell. The charge apparenty originated in an internet video by a Washington self-style African American activist.
By sending aid to Haitii, Israel again shows its humanity. By their pathetic lies about Israel’s actions and motives, Israel’s enemies again shows their deranged contempt for truth and humanity.
Seriously? You’re quoting effing Alex Jones on my blog? The guy’s a lunatic, his site is garbage, and the guy he’s quoting is an anti-Semitic nutjob. I know they exist. I’m just glad you didn’t link the site.
Gaza, ruled by Hamas, is at war with Israel. Hamas’ war aim is the destruction of Israel and the genocide of the Jews. Why in the world should Israel be giving or selling anything to a bunch of genocidal maniacs at war with them? Israel is generous to have any dealings with them at all except at the muzzle of a rifle.
Haiti on the other hand is not at war with Israel, and Israel sent a field hospital filled with trained medical personnel to help there. What have Israel’s enemies done for Haiti? Nada, nil, nothing ,zilch.