UN General Sec. Ban on his first visit to Gaza since the war attacks Israel for the suffering of the population. Will Clinton call for the lifting of this illegal collective punishment by Israel when she speaks at the AIPAC conference today or for the punishment of the IDF criminals that killed four Palestinian teenagers this weekend? Of course not.
Gaza – Ma'an – On his first visit to Gaza since the end of Israel's Operation Cast Lead, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called the ongoing siege "not sustainable" adding that the continued closure "is wrong."
More than a year after he spoke in front of the smoldering remains of the UN warehouse in Gaza City, hit by Israeli missiles during the December 2008-January 2009 war, Ban addressed Gazans in Khan Younis, saying they "are striving to provide for their families amid unacceptable, unsustainable conditions."
The Israeli siege of Gaza, Ban said, "causes unacceptable suffering of human beings," with half of the areas population, which is under the age of 18, suffering the most, a UN news brief quoted the official as saying.
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