DEATH TO ZIONISM

Gaza and the Crimes of Mubarak
By Rannie Amiri - February 02, 2009

By Rannie AmiriFebruary 02, 2009 "Counterpunch" -- -As staggering as the statistics detailing Gaza’s destruction may be, they still do not present a complete picture of the unique travesties and tragedies suffered by individuals, families, neighborhoods and villages during Israel’s savage 22-day assault on the tiny territory. Yet, they bear repeating. From the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/) and various NGOs:
1,334 killed, one-third of them children (more children than ‘militants’ were killed)
5,450 injured, one-third of them children
100,000 displaced, 50,000 made homeless
4,100 residential homes and buildings destroyed, 17,000 damaged (together accounting for 14 percent of all buildings in Gaza)
29 destroyed educational institutions, including the American International School
92 destroyed or damaged mosques
1,500 destroyed shops, factories and other commercial facilities
20 destroyed ambulances
35-60% of agricultural land ruined
$1.9 billion in total estimated damages
In the face of such massive devastation and hardship—and this after the crippling 18-month siege had already reduced Gazato a state of bare subsistence—the behavior and actions of the regime of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak remain as contemptible after the war as they were before.

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