Israeli protesters are blocking aid getting into Gaza through the Kerem Shalom crossing in a move designed to bring more pressure to bear on Hamas to release Gilad Shalit the Israeli prisoner of war. So one soldier being held prisoner justifies these humanitarian crimes against 1.5 million people in Gaza? The protesters won't need to require very many people to effect their 'blockade' as their government is already doing that. There are at least 11,000 Palestinian prisoners illegally held by Israel.
KEREM SHALOM CROSSING, Israel (AFP) — Dozens of Israeli protestors blocked crossings into Gaza on Tuesday to push for the release of a soldier held captive for three years by militants in the Hamas-run enclave.
The demonstrators held back lines of aid trucks at the Kerem Shalom crossing into southern Gaza demanding that its Hamas rulers give a sign of life of Gilad Shalit, who was seized by militants on June 25, 2006.
"The message is for the Hamas government to give an answer from Gilad Shalit so Israel can know if he is alive," David Gilboa, one of the organisers of the rally, told AFP. more
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