UN Aid Agency Bills Israeli Government For 28 Million Dollars

[Scurrilous]

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"The UN relief agency for Palestinians refugees (UNRWA) said Friday it has billed the Israeli government for 28 million dollars for port and container charges that it claims it should never have had to pay.

"The delays and the unrightfully collected port charges are the equivalent of food aid provided by the agency to all of Gaza in 2005," said UNRWA spokesman Matthias Burchard.

"It is causing us huge losses and leaving a big gap in our budget, which is a serious problem," he added.

More than 26 million dollars had been paid out on charges for supplies coming through Ashdod Port in Israel during the past ten years, the remainder was the cost paid to haulage companies for containers delayed at the Karni road border point, which UNRWA was also claiming back from Israel.

"Ashdod is the only practical point of entry for these goods. There is no real alternative," said Burchard, who said the Israelis had failed to honour agreements granting UNRWA immunity from the charges."

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[Tom Joad]

1. This is part of the terrorist violence that Israel is perpetuating on the

people of Gaza. Or the imposed "diet" policy (really, starvation policies") imposed by the Israeli govt.

http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?ItemID=9785

[breakaleg]

2. Let's see if this gets Isreal's attention.

[newyorican]

3. Well, good luck with that..

n/t