Israel agrees to ease Gaza land blockade

 

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100617/ap_on_re_mi_ea/gaza_blockade

Ever wonder what does and doesn't get into Gaza through the siege? Check out

http://www.haaretz.com/print-edition/news/why-won-t-israel-allow-gazans-...

 

 

The MV Rachel Corrie is headed for the Gaza blockaid, just days after Israeli soldiers killed nine activists:

 

http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2010/06/20106451226156655.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704515704575282670417642484.html?mod=WSJ_WSJ_US_World#project%3DSLIDESHOW

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Over Memorial Day weekend, while we barbecued ribs, relaxed in the pervasive sunshine, and waved our symbols of patriotism, a drama unfolded off the cost of Gaza that will, in the near term at least, drastically shift our understanding of the Israeli Palestinian conflict.    more >>

Jerusalem (CNN) -- The Israeli government said Thursday it will stop a convoy of cargo and passenger ships filled with supplies and headed to Gaza to break a blockade imposed by Israel in 2007. Government officials said Wednesday they have given the Israeli Defense Forces instructions to reroute the flotilla to Ashdod port in Israel, where the supplies will be unloaded and transferred to Gaza. Mark Regev, an Israeli government spokesman, called the flotilla "a cheap political stunt." http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/05/27/gaza.aid.convoy/index.html?hpt=T2

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Homes Built as Statement Razed to Make Another

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/19/world/middleeast/19gaza.html?ref=globa...

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-Washington Post, 16 May 2010 In Mishor Adumim, a bougainvillea-lined industrial zone inside this West Bank Jewish settlement, at least 17 businesses have closed since Palestinians began boycotting its products several months ago.

For the Israelis, it's "an insufferable situation," according to Avi Elkayam, who represents the settlement's 300 factory owners. But for Palestinians, it might be the strategy they have been looking for.

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