Thursday, May 15, 2008

HRW, Two Israeli Rights Groups Call On Bush To Condemn Blockade Of Gaza

American President George W. Bush should call on Israel to end its economic blockade of the Gaza Strip, Human Rights Watch (HRW) and two other rights groups said in a letter to the president. The international rights organization said that Bush's visit to the Middle East must be productive in light the current tensions plaguing the region.

The two Israeli human rights organizations, Gisha Legal Center for Freedom of Movement and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, said that Bush should "dissociate the United States from the closure policy, which is causing grave harm to Gaza's civilian population."

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