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Friday, January 30, 2009

Israeli Embargo Means Gaza Unable to Rebuild

WHOLE STREETS lie in ruins, many thousands of Palestinians are homeless after weeks of Israeli bombing and foreign aid cash is piling up. As a builder in the Gaza Strip, this should be Anwar al-Sahabani’s big moment.


Instead, he sits at home, angry and sad, not just at the wounds he suffered on the first day of bombardment, but with frustration at being denied the basic supplies he needs to start rebuilding.

Israel will not let in cement, steel pipes and other materials it says its Hamas enemies might use to make war.

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