[WCUSP] Fw: Gaza petition, please sign - without fuel health system will collapse

[Libby or Mort Frank]

At least we can do this.  Please sign.

Libby

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Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 5:23 AM
Subject: Gaza petition, please sign - without fuel health system will collapse


 Also after the "disengagement" Gaza depends on Israel for its basic provisions. Now the IDF closes the taps - collective punishment for a million and a half people.

The following request by Dr Medhat Abbas is about the shortage of diesel and the relation to health. For those who need treatment, it can mean the difference between life and death. Please, sign the petition.  


Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2007 04:24:06 -0800
Subject: URGENT PETITION to END THE HEALTH CRISIS IN GAZA

Appeal - Appeal - Appeal 

We have a very series shortage of diesel in the ministry of Health
the majority of the 11 hospitals of MOH do suffer from a shortage of fuel, the same is for the 52 primary health care clinics and vehicles. 
I am not speaking now about the consequences but they are catastrophic and include the transportation defect which will not enable the employees of the Ministry to go to their hospitals. 
Please. We urge you to help us by applying any sort of pressure that could let the Israelis change their mind about this fatal action that would threaten the lives of thousands of civilians in the already under siege Gaza. 
Dr Medhat Abbas 
General Director of 
Crisis Management Unit 
Ministry of Health, Gaza.
Contact: mabbas at gov.ps 
  
  
URGENT PETITION to END THE HEALTH CRISIS IN GAZA 

Since Israeli government declared Gaza as "hostile entity" on 19th
September 2007,Israel blocks delivery of essential medicines to Gaza 
Strip and doesn't allow Palestinian patients to go outside of Gaza for
urgent treatment. 

The United Nations, The World Health Organisation and Physicians for
Human Rights have condemned Israel for this situation, but Israeli
government is still continue to its policy and Palestinian patients 
are slowly dying in front of the world. 

All the victims of this humanitarian crisis are innocent civilians, and
many of them are children. For example in 14th November 2007, 6 months 
old Palestinian baby Sina al-Hajj died because Israeli government
didn't allow her to cross Gaza border for geting treatment.
Palestinian MP Jamal Al Khudari said now there are more than a
thousand Palestinian patients in urgent need of treatment who are not 
allowed to leave Gaza. 

Please sign this petition to call the United Nations and the Israeli
government to allow the Palestinian patients having treatment outside 
of Gaza: http://www.thepetit ionsite.com/ 1/save-gaza 



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