Apparently in Israel, the welfare and psychological health of pets such as cats and dogs due to rocket sirens are more worthy of news coverage than the innocent civilians under a brutal military siege in Gaza.
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Nearly half a million children in Gaza attend dilapidated schools, adding to emotional traumas resulting from wars and siege.
Life of Palestinians inside the largest open-aired prison in the world called the Gaza Strip.
The Palestinians will not accept anything less than full UN membership and do not want an upgrade to an observer state in the world body, their foreign minister said.
Riyad al-Malki’s remarks on Thursday suggested the Palestinians would not seek such an upgrade once their bid for full state membership meets its widely expected fate; failure due to opposition from the United States and other governments.
Malki told journalists in Ramallah the Palestinians could have won observer state status long ago and were not interested in it now. They currently hold the status of observer entity.
Palestinians say they are outraged by the Israeli government’s decision to withhold millions of dollars of tax revenues from them while accelerating settlement construction. The decision follows Palestine being recognised as a state by UNESCO — the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
There are now 150,000 Palestinian Authority employees across the West Bank and Gaza who do not know whether they will receive their full salaries next week.
