contributed by Jim Kirwan
Title: New birth defects seen in Gaza due to Israeli weapons
By: Eman Jomaa
Date: 03-03-2010
Gaza, March 3, 2010 (Pal Telegraph) -An increase in birth defects among newborns in the Gaza Strip - first documented in the Palestine Telegraph - has become apparent, despite claims to the contrary by some doctors at Al-Shifa Hospital. Pregnant women say they are living in constant fear.
Noha Abu Laban, 37, a resident of Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip, is in her final month of pregnancy and says: "In the war, I inhaled the smoke of white phosphorus, which was fired on the roof of our house. I have been feeling sick since my pregnancy, and have had heavy bleeding." Noha is currently being treated in the High-Risk Pregnancy Care Unit at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Alaa Al-Tunp, a 25-year-old resident in the Al-Tofah neighborhood, says: "When I heard the stories of deformed fetuses, I became so worried, especially since I miscarried once before, during the war, when I was in my third month of pregnancy. I had inhaled the smoke of the white phosphorus. There are many pregnant women here in the High=Risk Pregnancy Care Unit who had the same experience." Alaa says she is very worried that she will miscarry once again, or that her baby will be deformed.
More than 20 pregnant women interviewed at the High-Risk Pregnancy Care Unit at Al-Shifa reported suffering intermittent bleeding.
Ahlam, a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit, indicated that there have been many infants with birth defects, and some die after just a week. Most of the newborns in this condition are not named, since it is believed they will not survive. One of the babies, for example, suffers from deformities in which his head is twice the size of his body, his skin is wrinkled and covered with thick hair, and his respiratory system struggles to function.
Dr. Jehad Hisain, who works at the neonatal intensive care unit at Al-Shifa Hospital, confirmed that these deformities are increasing, adding that the parents often do not visit them in the unit for months, since death is their babies' anticipated fate.
Experts regard the most recent birth defect in Gaza as a result of the last one sided war launched by Israel. The Israeli war "massacre" claimed the lives of thousands while DU weapons and white phosphorous targeted only areas populated by civilians in Gaza.
Mads Gilbert , a Norwegian doctor who worked in Gaza in time of war, revealed that Israel used new close-range explosive (DIME) shells that cause severe injuries and battlefield amputations on the civilians being struck by these weapons.
Previous report of the Palestine Telegraph documented birth defect cases that give strong proofs, that Israel has used such weapons.
or http://www.paltelegraph.com/palestine/gaza-strip/3931
Report/Photos: Eman Jomaa
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I'm a Christian and a Bible scholar. For many years, whenever I was unsure as to how I should interpret Old Testament passages, I would consult an Orthodox Jew. I often said that we'd be better Christians if we recognized our debt to Jewish thought. As you would imagine, I was a supporter of Israel because I thought it was a natural extension of my affinity for the Jews.
ReplyDeleteI no longer see it that way. With each news item such as the one you've just given, I can see an increasingly clear distinction between the Jews and that gang of criminal psychopaths in control of Israel.
How interesting because I went through the same process only from a different angle. I grew up with a wonderful group of Sephardic Jews in my town and was even a partner on the A debate team with one of those kids and he was wonderful
ReplyDeleteSmart and a great partner and we always won our debates, in addition he taught me songs and dance from his culture and religion. I was always a great supporter of the Jewish people, but having done all the research i have done and what has happened to our country as a result of the Zionists behavior, I learned there is a definite diffence and that they are not the same people at all.
Some are ashkenazis from europe and they are the ones who are basically turks who converted in the 8th century and they dislike all arabs including any who are Jewish, Christian or muslim.
They don't really care which since they are not religious, rather they are satanic, thus the reason for the Bohemian grove and idol worship. Also the reason for he suffering they cause, its part of their religion if you want to call it that.
The word that comes to mind on this Sunday morning is "INSIDIOUS." There is a pervasive unspoken intention [on the part of leadership] to destroy our nation, take it down, desecrate, annihilate ... everything that was ever good about US.
ReplyDeleteAnd the media are right in there with them, rationalizing everything the Coverment does!
What can we do but stand helplessly by and watch with horror? Pray a lot, I guess.
Emily, what a great photo. There is something we can do which is better than waiting for the hammer to fall.
ReplyDeleteJoin the initiative at the top of this page called "People-to-People" initiative. If you like what you are reading then send us an email at the email address with your name (ok to use computer name), email address, and city and state you are in. We are in the organizing stage right now. We will be using the chat room to eventually communicate with once we get this all organized.
I hope you will seriously consider it if you are interested in "doing" something about it. We are made of pioneer stock so I just don't see us sitting on our hands and doing nothing.