GRITtv with Laura Flanders
GRITtv: Hermetic Closure and Collective Punishment in Gaza
Jul 22, 2009 Episode Archive
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Laura Flanders talks to creative thinkers and change-makers from the worlds of politics, arts and the new economy. The smartest conversations, with the smartest thinkers and doers of our time, distributed in multiple formats on a variety of platforms. Keep abreast of fresh content by following GRITtv, the site Flanders founded, on Twitter @GRITtv.
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About this episode
Jul 22, 2009
20:07
News & Politics
Efforts to deliver aid and medical supplies to the people of Gaza have become increasingly difficult. On June 30, a vessel carrying humanitarian aid...
Efforts to deliver aid and medical supplies to the people of Gaza have become increasingly difficult. On June 30, a vessel carrying humanitarian aid was turned away by Israeli gunships and the activists were arrested and held for seven days before being deported. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency has been on the ground providing aid to the people of Gaza for 60 years. Huwaida Arraf, chairperson of the Free Gaza Movement and Christopher Gunness, a spokesperson for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA), on deteriorating conditions in Palestine and why much more needs to be done to bring an end to Israel?s hermetic closure and collective punishment of Gaza. You can find more on efforts to bring aid to the region at Viva Palestina.
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