Wednesday, October 29, 2008
This is just a quick link to follow -- an "aside." These are links to interesting things that, for one reason or another, I didn't place into a full posting. Click the link to visit the full article. Go to the blog index for a regular listing of posts.
JTA: Military fatigues stopped at Gaza border - 'Israeli border crossing workers discovered military clothing being smuggled into Gaza. The military textiles, reportedly intended for use by Hamas for terror operations, were discovered Monday in a truck carrying humanitarian aid through the Kerem Shalom crossing. Some 90 trucks carrying humanitarian aid, including food and medicines, are permitted into Gaza daily. Military textiles are not permitted to enter Gaza, defense officials said. The goods hidden in the humanitarian shipment took the place of real aid that was needed by the Palestinian population, according to the officials.'