My last piece was more of a report and musing on the events of the Gaza Freedom March. However, I want to publicize a more concrete action/reaction of Gaza in relation to the US Government.
Mohammad from Kabobfest wrote a concise, yet startling summary of conditions in Gaza. Including, but not limited to:
-Six months before the war, 70% of Gazans were surviving on less than $1 per day
-Prior to the war, the siege led to 98% of Gazan industrial operations become idle
-Before 2007, 70 truckloads left Gaza with exports per day. After the blockade, there have been zero.
Instead of responding with Humanitarian Aid (aside from a few Viva Palestina like operations), the United States and International community at large gave their tax money to Israel, allowing them to perform a siege that:
-Left 600,000 tons of rubble strewn across Gaza
-Destroyed 46% of farmland
-Lost 120,000 private sector jobs leaving 40% of Gazans jobless.
Though Israel executes this abuse of human rights, the United States enables it. It is essential that you find out how you can take a stand against this, publicize this information and educate those around you, and continue boycotting products (such as Motorola, who manufactured bomb fuses dropped during “Operation Cast Lead) to weaken Israel, demand justice, and right the wrongs.
(Resources for contacting/writing Congress)
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