September 10, 2006

Save the children of Gaza

I just keyed "Israel" into google and Save the Children was the top site, above the news items. It's the not the first time that this has happened. I'm guessing they pay for that but who knows?
Gaza - Children continue to suffer as rich world meets to discuss aid.
As donor governments gather in Sweden to talk about what further humanitarian assistance is needed for Gaza, children in this densely populated area face another day of extreme hardship and suffering, due to a combination of Israeli restrictions and the ongoing freeze on funding imposed by the very governments who are meeting to talk about finding more.

Since 28th June, 44 children have been killed, electricity and water infrastructure has been destroyed and humanitarian assistance has been routinely blocked from getting to those people who need it. Since 15th August, for example, no humanitarian aid at all has been allowed through some gates and even humanitarian workers have had their movements heavily restricted.

Sue Smith, Regional Director of Save the Children UK, said, "Gaza needs more financial support, but donor governments and Israel must first and immediately loosen the stranglehold they have on funds that already exist.

Because of the freeze on aid and tax revenues, and the detention of PA ministers, basic health and sanitation services are collapsing, threatening a public health disaster, and the education system is in chaos from top to bottom.
It's not all about Gaza. It goes on to appeal for Lebanon too and even for Israel.

There was another thing I noticed on google this morning. When I searched for "Israel," the second item, again above the news items, was a site called www.newzcrew.com which seems to be a site for youngsters to discuss current affairs. Well it claimed to lead to a discussion on Israel-Hizbollah. When I clicked the link it led here, a page that "does not exist" or "may have been deleted." Now it doesn't even appear on the google list. This Newz Crew thing looks like a worthy project but are they restricting discussions? Is Israel being kept off the agenda? I think you'd have to register to find out.

UPDATE - I've now found that newscrew snippet again on google. It's now down the right margin under "sponsored links" and it looks like this:
Israel-Hezbollah Conflict
Is it getting out of hand?
Teens debate the heated issue.
www.newzcrew.com
So, follow the link and .... nothing! Why's that then?

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