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Thursday, June 8 2006What Humanitarian Crisis?
Livni told Welch that Israel sought to transfer to the Palestinian Authority medications worth NIS 50 million (about USD 11 million), but the Palestinians asked that the sum be delivered in cash from their tax money. Israeli defense officials said that "the Palestinians' stance reveals that there is no real health crisis in the PA and that they are trying to use the money for other needs." Considering that Health Minister Dr. Basem Naim recently slammed WHO for failing to denounce “Israeli practices in the Palestinian territories,” we have to wonder: Is Hamas risking the health of the Palestinians for political gain, or is the medical situation perhaps not as dire we’ve been lead to believe?
TrackBackTrackBack URL for this entry: Listed below are links to weblogs that reference What Humanitarian Crisis?: Comments" Considering that Health Minister Dr. Basem Naim recently slammed WHO for failing to denounce “Israeli practices in the Palestinian territories,” we have to wonder: Is Hamas risking the health of the Palestinians for political gain ..." If you read the following post you will see the behaviour of Dr. Basem Naim with regard to a Palestinian girl suffering from cancer: http://bogieworks.blogs.com/treppenwitz/2006/05/not_with_a_whim.html " The Schneider Medical Center agreed to absorb a large chunk of operation's cost, as did the Peres Center for Peace. Of the $58,000 price tag, Schneider Hospital and the Peres Center each agreed to pay $24,000, while the PA was asked to kick in only $10,000. Not a bad deal considering how the rising cost of rocket components and guns has the Palestinian Authority in a bit of a financial crunch just lately. .................. Anyway, knock me over with a feather... Abu Mazen (Dr. Abbas' nom de guerre) agreed that the PA would pay its share for the operation and forwarded the bill to his Minister of Health, Dr. Bassim Na'im (who actually is an MD). The crisis is in their own lack of humanity! Thanks for that one Cynic. I look foward to reading about it in The Independent. Where is Robert Fisk when you really need him? Post a comment[Comments are held for approval before appearing.]
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