[wvns] Israeli shells Palestinian fishing boats
Dr. Barghouthi: Israel adamant on impoverishing the Palestinians
From: <pressoffice@minfo.gov.ps> To: <minfo@minfo.gov.ps> Date:
Wed, 30 May 2007
Ramallah: The Minister of Information and Government Spokesperson Dr.
Mustafa Barghouthi condemned Israeli occupation forces shelling to
Palestinian fishing boats in Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip.
Dr. Barghouthi said that the Israeli navy continues targeting the
Palestinian life and economy with the aim of impoverishing the
Palestinians, adding that Israeli restrictions on fishing industry
harm more than 40.000 people depending on fishing as their source of
income.
The Minister of Information reminded that these restrictions are
tightened at the beginning of the start of the annual high season when
fish migrate across the Mediterranean, with Israel limiting fishing
space to only up to six nautical miles off the Gaza coast in a
violation to the Oslo accords in 1993 that allowed for a space up to
20 miles and another agreement in 2002 between the UN and Israel
allowing for fishing up to 12 miles off the coast.
Dr. Barghouthi condemned the Israeli restrictions on fishing as
arbitrary collective punishment, adding that the only systematic thing
is the targeting of this important economic sector during the annual
seasons; citing the fact that Israel prevents fishing in some
locations and allows in others and prevent in some days and allows in
other days.
The Minister of Information called for mounting more pressure on
Israel to stop harassment to the Palestinian fishermen and to pressure
Israel to respect its responsibilities as an occupying power in order
to avert further deterioration to the Palestinian economy as concluded
by the annual report published by the International Labor Organization
that reveals exacerbation of the plight of Palestinian workers
suffering the Israeli occupation.
Dr. Barghouthi added that the families of Palestinian fishermen suffer
directly from the Israeli restrictions that force them to buy fish
imported from Israel at a much higher price that makes this food
unaffordable to them and further makes them more dependent on
international aid instead of being active and major contributors to
national economy.
*********************************************************************
WORLD VIEW NEWS SERVICE
To subscribe to this group, send an email to:
wvns-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
NEWS ARCHIVE IS OPEN TO PUBLIC VIEW
http://finance.groups.yahoo.com/group/wvns/
Need some good karma? Appreciate the service?
Please consider donating to WVNS today.
Email ummyakoub@yahoo.com for instructions.
To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
wvns-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Yahoo! Groups Links
<*> To visit your group on the web, go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wvns/
<*> Your email settings:
Individual Email | Traditional
<*> To change settings online go to:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wvns/join
(Yahoo! ID required)
<*> To change settings via email:
mailto:wvns-digest@yahoogroups.com
mailto:wvns-fullfeatured@yahoogroups.com
<*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:
wvns-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com
<*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to:
No comments:
Post a Comment