The Gaza Strip

     The Gaza Strip is a piece of land between Israel and Egypt. It houses 1.5 million Palestinians and is in a volatile situation. The Gaza Strip was taken over by HAMAS in June 2007 through terrorism and bombs. Since then, Israel has been mending the Gaza Strip and has enforced a blockade to gain political authority in the area. The large population is now relying on less than a quarter of the supplies once available to them before the blockade. The United Nations does not support this blockade, but it still continues today.
     I urge you to get involved! Send letters to your government asking for political intervention. The people in the Gaza Strip need aid, and our country must give it to them! Also, we must help the Israeli refugees trapped in the strip. It is not acceptable to stand by and let acts of terrorism and political violence hurt innocent people.

The Gaza Strip. (2009, January 6). BBC News . Retrieved June 10, 2011, from http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/5122404.stm