Lift the Gaza Blockade

In 2014 the last war between Israel and Palestine broke out. More than 2000 Palestinians were killed, and a third of the population was internally displaced with thousands of homes and buildings destroyed or damaged. 

Since then, several international organisations have offered humanitarian assistance and the international community has increased it’s focus on the crisis.

However, the region has only received a small part of the international community’s funding for reconstruction and humanitarian relief, and the crisis seems slipped off the international community’s agenda.

Today, nearly 80% of Gaza’s population relies on international aid. Reconstruction and recovery seems slow due to the Israeli blockade. The failure by Israeli and Palestinian leaders to agree on a longer-term political solution means that many Gazans continue to be fearful about the future.

Unfortunately, it is easy to sympathize more with one party than the other. We tend to forget that there are people on both sides who want peace and are criticizing each other’s governments for damaging the other party.

But no matter what, NO ONE should live in the ruins of their home without access to basic health care because clinics have been destroyed. Therefore, Israel should remove essential construction materials like cement, steel and wood from the list of items restricted from entering the Gaza Strip.


Sign the petition and join the global effort to end these restrictions and Israel's blockade and rebuild hope and a life in dignity for people in Gaza: https://secure.avaaz.org/en/gaza_blockade_loc/?fMZlNjb&pv=164.

DIGNITY IN LIFE