On the Ashton heap of current events

Soccer Dad
14 June '10

Lady Ashton wrote yesterday about Ending Gaza's dangerous isolation:

Two questions arise. How can we help to improve the daily lives of the people of Gaza? How can we help to enhance the security of the people of Israel? Those two questions must be answered together, for any attempt to answer them separately is doomed to fail.

That is why I am seeking to re-open the crossings into Gaza, permanently, for humanitarian aid, commercial goods and civilians to and from Gaza. This is what the United Nations Security Council and the European Union have demanded; it is also what Israel agreed with the Palestinian Authority in 2005. On my trip to Gaza I bought some fabulous handicrafts made by remarkable women who have overcome daunting conditions; I want an end to the ban that prevents their world-class rugs and scarves and ornaments from being sold and enjoyed around the world.

Lady Ashton's main concern is that the world should be able to enjoy genuine Persian carpets made in Gaza.

Elder of Ziyon commenting on an article written about Gaza notes that the article ignores (or doesn't emphasize) what's really going on:

Yes, there is an embargo - one that the Quartet agreed to. Yes, there are challenges for Gaza families to get things done.

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