A photo of Erez Crossing Point

This is a photograph of the Erez crossing terminal (from Israel's side) which I found on the web. We hear about it but never see it.

Erez terminal is mostly for foreigners (diplomats, consuls, UN agencies, Red Cross, Government aid agencies, etc.) who want to get into the Gaza strip. Entry and exit procedures are controlled by Israel. They are complex, lengthy and frequently changing making it extremely difficult to enter Gaza.

Guy Delisle's blog

Guy Delisle is Canadian comic book author, well known for his book on Burma (Myanmar), Chroniques Birmanes, which was published in 2007. Guy Delisle is married to a médecins sans frontière (MSF) administrator. With her, he travels around and recounts his trips in comic books. They are now in Jerusalem. In the link attached to the title, there is a posting "Parcours du combattant" dated January, 20th 2008 which is on Gaza. It tells the difficulties for MSF and other NGOs to enter Gaza, via Israel and Egypt, to bring medical assistance to the Gazans. And it tells "l’étendue de cette catastrophe humanitaire".

Closed Zone

"Gisha - Legal Center for Freedom of Movement calls on the State of Israel to fully open Gaza's crossings and to allow the real victims of the closure - 1.5 million human beings - the freedom of movement necessary to realize their dreams and aspirations."

watch the video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hzqw7oBZT8k&eurl

Chris Hedges condemns Israeli Gaza Massacre

" to attack a population that has no air force, no air defense, no navy, no heavy weapons, no artillery units, no mechanized armor, no command and control, no army; and [call] it a war-- It is not a war, it is murder."

This is quote from a Chris Hedges' speech. The speech was delivered on January, 13th 2009 at an event organized by the Society for Ethical Culture in New York.

Chris Hedges, a journalist and author, condemns the Israeli incursion on Gaza while analysing the situation there .... and here (US weapons sold to Israel; no platform in the press for Noam Chomsky, Amira Haas, Ilan Pappe, etc.).

This is the first time I hear of Chris Hedges. His speech is very strong. Link to the video below and in the title.

http://a18.video2.blip.tv/1910000576134/Deepdishtv-ChrisHedgesGazaACallToAct105.mov