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<div><strong><a href="http://www.presstv.ir/detail/229352.html" target="_blank">Press TV Thu Mar 1, 2012 1:42AM GMT</a></strong></div>
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<div id="divLead">The European Union Heads of Mission in Israel-occupied East al-Quds (Jerusalem) and the city of Ramallah in Tel Aviv-occupied West Bank call on the Israeli regime to end its blockade of Gaza Strip.</div>
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<p>In their first joint visit to Gaza in 2012, the Heads of Mission recently met in the territory with delegates of international organizations, civil society, women, and the private sector.</p>
<p>Following the visit, they reportedly issued a statement, calling for “further efforts and complementary measures to achieve a fundamental change of Israeli policy that allows for the reconstruction and economic recovery of Gaza, including through the resumption of exports.”</p>
<p>“The EU reiterates again its calls for an immediate, sustained, and unconditional opening of crossings for the flow of humanitarian aid, commercial goods, and persons to and from Gaza”, the statement added.</p>
<p>Israel imposed the land, aerial, and naval blockade on Gaza Strip in June 2007 after the democratically-elected Palestinian resistance movement of Hamas took over the administration of the territory.</p>
<p>The blockade has had a disastrous impact on the humanitarian and economic situation in the impoverished enclave, having turned the territory into the world’s largest open-air prison.</p>
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<td><strong>Ministery declares state of emergency &#8211; <span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ff0000;"><a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2012/02/18/gazas-ministry-of-health-to-declare-state-of-emergency/" target="_blank">Photography</a></span></strong></td>
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<p><strong>Articles 55 and 56 of the Fourth Geneva Convention</strong> clearly establish that Israel, as the occupying power, not only has a <strong>duty to ensure medical supplies</strong> reach hospitals in the OPT, but to <strong>ensure and maintain the services</strong> of the hospitals too. As High Contracting Parties to the Geneva Conventions, other states not only have a moral duty but also a legal obligation to ensure Israel abides by its commitments to the protected population of the OPT.</p>
<p><strong>UN Convention of the Rights of the Child,</strong> As a States Party to the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Israel is obliged under <strong>Article 24 of the treaty</strong> to recognise the right of every child under its effective jurisdiction “to the enjoyment of the<strong> highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment</strong> of illness and rehabilitation of health. States Parties shall strive to ensure that no child is deprived of his or her right of access to such health care services”.</p>
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<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Not only the 7-month old baby, but 173 children died due to lack of a permit</span>: </strong></p>
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<li>173 Children died due 2 obstructed healthcare: <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ff0000;"><a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/factsheet-on-gazan-childrens-access-to-medical-care-by-al-mezan/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">Report Al-Mezan</span></a></span></strong></li>
<li>Download the <strong><a href="http://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/fullreport_173.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Full Report of Al-Mezan</span></span></a> (PDF)</strong></li>
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<strong>More Resources or related information</strong>:</p>
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<li>Palestinian deaths following infringement of right to medical treatment &#8211; B&#8217; Tselem<strong> &#8211; <a href="http://bit.ly/mPHskr" target="_blank">Report</a></strong></li>
<li><strong>35 babies died</strong> at Israeli checkpoints &#8211; <a href="http://wp.me/p16sn9-fSy" target="_blank"><strong>Report</strong></a></li>
<li>Israel Kills Dialysis in Gaza &#8211; <strong>450</strong> Patients Lives Are In Danger<strong> &#8211; <a href="http://wp.me/p16sn9-gzS" target="_blank">Report</a><br />
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<li>Dialysis in Paralysis | Electronic Intifada<strong> &#8211; <a href="http://wp.me/p16sn9-aXf" target="_blank">Report</a><br />
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<li>Factsheet on Gazan Children’s Access to Medical Care &#8211; Al Mezan |<strong> 173</strong> children died<strong> &#8211; <a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/12/20/factsheet-on-gazan-childrens-access-to-medical-care-by-al-mezan/" target="_blank">Report</a><br />
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<li>UK Diplomat wife dies after forced to renew Jerusalem permit<strong> &#8211; <a href="http://wp.me/p16sn9-gE7" target="_blank">Report</a></strong></li>
<li>2 Children &amp; Lives of Dozens of Others Endangered Israel&#8217;s Infringement of Medical Care<strong> &#8211; <a href="http://t.co/DnVbSG4k" target="_blank">Report<br />
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<li>Infant close 2 death as Israel denies medication<strong> &#8211; <a href="http://t.co/6rSnBpbz" target="_blank">Report</a></strong></li>
<li>Starve Them; Shoot Them then Give Them Cancer<strong> &#8211; <a href="http://bit.ly/iZF6vI" target="_blank">Report</a></strong></li>
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<div>PUT PALESTINIANS ON A DIET &#8211; Media Bury documents revealing israel&#8217;s deliberate policy of near starvation for Gaza<strong> &#8211; <a href="http://www.medialens.org/alerts/10/101117_put_the_palestinians.php" target="_blank">Report</a><br />
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<li>Israel to Supreme Court to prevent exposure of document containing minimal calorie requirements for Gaza &#8211; May1, 2011<strong> &#8211; <a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2011/05/01/state-appeals-to-supreme-court-to-prevent-exposure-of-document-containing-minimal-calorie-requirements-for-residents-of-the-gaza-strip/" target="_blank">Report</a><br />
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<li>Israel Restricts the Access of Gaza Patients to Urgent Medical Treatment if their Condition is Not Life-Threatening | In violation of Medical Ethics and International Law | Al mezan | June 30, 2010<strong> &#8211; <a href="http://www.mezan.org/en/details.php?id=10398&amp;ddname=torture&amp;id_dept=31&amp;p=center" target="_blank">Report</a><br />
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<li>Children and Armed Conflict: Developments in the OPT | UN | April 13, 2010<strong> &#8211; <a href="http://www.un.org/children/conflict/english/palestine.html" target="_blank">Report</a><br />
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<strong>Medical care by asked/forced collaboration<br />
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<li><span style="color:#000000;">Palestinians hoping to leave Gaza Strip asked to collaborate with Israel</span> &#8211; PHR Isael &#8211; Dec 28, 2011<strong> &#8211; <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/28/palestinians-gaza-strip-collaborate-israel?newsfeed=true" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">Report</span></a></span></span><br />
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<strong> Healthcare or neglect of healthcare in Prisons</strong></p>
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<li>Doctoring the Evidence Abandoning the Victim &#8211; Complicty of Israeli physicians in torture &#8211; PHR<strong> &#8211; <a href="http://www.phr.org.il/uploaded/Doctoring%20the%20Evidence%20Abandoning%20the%20Victim_November2011.pdf" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">Report</span></span> </a><br />
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<strong>Video</strong></p>
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<li><span style="color:#000000;">Gaza Siege devastates Health care</span> &#8211; Jan 2, 2011<strong> &#8211; <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/2012/01/02/gaza-siege-devastates-health-care-video-interview-with-lydiadeleeuw/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">video</span></a></span></span></strong></li>
<li><span style="color:#000000;">Avoidable Death of Pregnant women &amp; their Unborn at Israeli Checkpoints</span><strong> &#8211; <span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://wp.me/p16sn9-fSy" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">video </span></a></span></strong></li>
<li>If U have no idea about avoidable mortality by Israel&#8217;s deliberate policies: <span style="color:#000000;">Meet BABY FIRAS</span><strong> &#8211; <span style="text-decoration:underline;color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://t.co/WrQ0CjAc" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">video</span></a></span></strong></li>
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<span style="color:#000000;"><strong>VERY IMPORTANT &amp; SHOCKING REPORT ABOUT EFFECTS FOR HEALTH BY POLICIES &amp; DISCRIMINATION OF MEDICAL CARE &amp; ACCESS TO CARE.</strong></span><br />
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<li><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#000000;">Arab-Palestinian Citizens of Israel: Discrimination in Access to Health; Lower Health</span></span> &#8211; PHR &#8211;<strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;"><a href="http://phr.org.il/default.asp?PageID=186&amp;ItemID=1172" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">Report</span></a></span></span><br />
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<p>While in the horrible holocaust, 1 in 6, so 1 million people died of the Nazi but exactly similar deliberate deprivation, Israel is doing exactly the same to Palestinians. Research (see link below) showed the annual deathrate by violent &amp; passive aggression is about 5000 deaths a year. Called Avoidable mortality or Excess Death.</p>
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<span style="color:#000000;"><strong>For the sake of children and ill people in Palestine, <span style="text-decoration:underline;">share this post as wide as you can</span> and keep sharing it. <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Health is no choice for many</span>, right to medical care is a Human Right. Infringement of such is a passive form of aggression which policies Israel deliberately deploys with the intention to ethnic cleanse.</strong></span><br />
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<li>More about Avoidable Mortality &#8211;<strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><a href="http://t.co/QuzKbtaA" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">Research by Dr. Gideon Polya<br />
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<li>For all related news about health / related issues in Palestine &#8211;<strong> <span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;"><a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/category/health/"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">Category Health</span></a></span></span></strong></li>
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<h1>SHARING = CARING!</h1>
<p><span style="color:#888888;"><em>Due to unbelievable &amp; increasing shocking news like this, this post will be updated continuously the coming days with related news and more resources. Please keep checking for updates. </em></span><br />
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<li><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;"><strong><a href="https://occupiedpalestine.wordpress.com/irememberthevictims/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">All massacred Palestinians in 2011</span></a></strong></span></span></li>
<li><span style="text-decoration:underline;"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;"><strong><a href="http://bit.ly/f0sVsF" target="_blank"><span style="color:#ff0000;text-decoration:underline;">All Israeli Massacres on Palestinians</span></a></strong></span></span></li>
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<p><strong>How many more dead corpses of Palestinians and their children does the international community need to see in order to act? </strong><br />
<strong>How many more cruelties and violations of Human Rights, Regulations and International Law will be needed?</strong><br />
<strong>How long so the world intervenes in this ongoing warcrime and it will be stopped once and for all?</strong><br />
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