The Palestinian Authority Health Minister decided in January to stop covering Israeli hospital expenses of PA residents who cross the security barrier to receive treatment. This has left strokes untreated, and life-saving chemotherapy, radiotherapy and bone marrow transplants for cancer patients have been put off indefinitely, according to an Israel National News article. Why would they [...]
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Palestinian convicted of smuggling weapons to Colombia
Posted in Arab World, terrorism on Mar 18th, 2009
From AFP: NEW YORK (AFP) — A Palestinian businessman has been found guilty of conspiring with a Syrian arms trafficker to export millions of dollars worth of weapons to leftist rebels in Colombia, authorities said Wednesday. Acting US Attorney Lev Dassin said in a statement that the guilty verdict against Tareq al-Ghazi, 62, was handed [...]
Double standard: Egypt cracks down on Gaza activists and aid… where’s the outrage?
Posted in israel on Feb 11th, 2009
When Israel halts shipments, the UN, the media and the world are outraged. When Egypt does it, it doesn’t even make the headlines. Not that I mind what Egypt is doing! Sometimes the double standard works in our favour… The Egyptian government sent mixed signals to Gaza activists Wednesday as it seized 30 trucks of [...]