Palestinians rally for Haiti
With one in five Gazans living in abject poverty, according to the United Nations, extra money and food are hard to come by.
Still, some are putting together what they can to donate to the people of Haiti.
On Monday, a local group began a drive to collect money, blankets, food and other items for donation to Haiti through the Red Cross, the Palestinian Maan news agency reported.
However, getting goods into and out of the Gaza Strip is difficult due to the Israeli blockade, and food and clothing donations have been turned away.
"People may be astonished at our ability to collect donations from our people [in Gaza]; we tell them that this is a humanitarian campaign and our people love life and peace," said Jamal Khudary, head of the Committee to Break the Siege, which organized the initiative.
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Photo: Goods donated to Haiti by people in Gaza. Credit: Mohammed Abed / AFP / Getty Images
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The first thing Israel did right when it sent Aid to Haiti is show off that it sent more than Europeans and the Arabs.
While they tab themselves on the back, I actually give these people credit where Israel caused them poverty by the blockade and still have have little of what they have to share.
Posted by: Oday | January 22, 2010 at 02:46 AM
I sincerely doubt that the Red Cross ia going to deliver clothes from the territories to Haiti. It's quite a silly statement.
How much money did the arabs raise for relief to Haiti? How many medical staff have they sent? Answers: very little and none.
Posted by: Standford Willingboro | January 21, 2010 at 04:53 AM