Wer trägt die Verantwortung?
Dass auch ohne humanitäre Krise das Leben der Menschen im Gazastreifen hart genug ist, zeigt eine Übersicht von Foreign Policy. Im wesentlichen zu verantworten hat diesen Zustand allerdings die Hamas, woran Khaled Abu Toameh erinnert:
–––If Hamas were really serious about ending the blockade on the Gaza Strip and helping the poor people living there, it would have accepted at least shown some pragmatism in dealing with the outside world.
Hamas could have, for instance, accepted the international community’s demand to renounce terrorism and honor all previous agreements signed between the Palestinians and Israel. Moreover, it could have allowed representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross to visit Schalit.
Hamas, however, is more interested in clinging to power than in serving its people; and in light of increased calls for lifting the blockade following the flotilla incident at sea, the movement’s leaders in Syria and the Gaza Strip are now convinced that they are marching in the right direction.