TV News LIES

Wednesday, Sep 17th

Last update10:40:37 PM GMT

You are here News International Another Front In Mideast Conflict: Fishing Rights In The Mediterranean

Another Front In Mideast Conflict: Fishing Rights In The Mediterranean

E-mail Print PDF

Gaza fishermenDown at the Gaza city harbor, a little after dawn, merchants wait with horses and carts and scales to weigh the morning's catch of fish.

But when they come in, the fish are small and few. One man scoops his catch up by the handful, tiny fish slipping through his fingers. Even the cats look hungry.

One of the merchants, Mohammad Belah, tells me that a few years ago, it wasn't like this.
"A fisherman used to bring 100 or 200 boxes in the past, but now if he's lucky he brings 10 or 20 boxes," he says.

He adds that people like him are hardly able to earn a living, and that the problem is the limits Israel places on Gaza's fishermen.

The tiny strip of land lies along the Mediterranean Sea, but Israel's navy enforces a blockade on Gazan boats that over the years has gradually shrunk and now forbids sailing more than 3 nautical miles from shore.

Israel says the blockade is necessary to prevent arms being shipped to Gaza, or attacks being launched on Israel by sea. Palestinian officials say the blockade is illegal.

More...

 


Most Recent Related Stories...


Israel has committed genocide in Gaza, UN commission of inquiry says

Israel has committed genocide: UNA new report says there are reasonable grounds to conclude that four of the five genocidal...

Catholic nuns, missing babies, a mass grave — and a reckoning with Ireland's past

Catholic nuns and buried babiesAnna Corrigan thought she was an only child.It wasn't until she was in her 50s, researching...

Russian oil system struggling under Ukrainian attacks – report

Transneft to cut suppliesRussia’s oil pipeline monopoly Transneft has warned producers they may have to cut output following Ukraine’s...

Jews and Israel are not the same. Equating them is a propaganda technique

Jews and Israel are not the sameMore than nine months after Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch issued reports that concluded Israel...
 
America's # 1 Enemy
Tee Shirt
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
TVNL Tee Shirt
 
TVNL TOTE BAG
Conserve our Planet
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
Get your 9/11 & Media
Deception Dollars
& Help Support TvNewsLIES.org!
 
The Loaded Deck
The First & the Best!
The Media & Bush Admin Exposed!