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Gaza parents not allowed to accompany ill children into Israel
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Gaza, Haaretz.com TV 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for January 12, 2008.

The parents of two young Gazans in need of urgent medical care to escort their children into Israel last week for treatment.

Despite many efforts to obtain a permit for own of Sausan al-Jaafri's parents or even a distant relative, the young girl had to travel to Wolfson Medical Center in Holon on her own.

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ospital staff and officials from the Save a Child's Heart project tried in vain to convince the authorities to grant the al-Jaafris permits, but since Israel labeled the Gaza Strip a hostile territory in September, Sausan's parents no longer meet the criteria for entry permits.

The two-year-old Mohammed also left for Israel without his parents, and only his elderly uncle was granted a permit to escort him. Mohammed needed emergency heart surgery, but his parents could not be there for him.


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      1.   Gazans want to come to land of dogs and monkeys 00:42  |  curious yellow 13/01/08
      2.   Human decency? 00:48  |  Joseph 13/01/08
      3.   Peres should intervene 00:50  |  Sherlock Holmes 13/01/08
      4.   Gazanz come to Israel for treatment 01:54  |  Joseph 13/01/08
      5.   Ahhhh...suddenly the terror supporting parents want 02:42  |  SLAVO 13/01/08
      6.   When did they take time off from a "I hate Israel parade" 02:45  |  SLAVO 13/01/08
      7.   #1. Are you missing something? Yes you are! 03:33  |  Maureen Ann 13/01/08
      8.   Sick Gazans should Stay in Gaza 07:27  |  Efox 13/01/08
      9.   Interesting. Who pays for this adventure? 10:02  |  Ephim 13/01/08
      10.   the point is 10:23  |  rm 13/01/08
      11.   Cruelty 10:25  |  Dan 13/01/08
      12.   Treat the children but don`t endanger the hospital staff 10:43  |  Nurse 13/01/08
      13.   Curious yellow 11:16  |  Marilyn 13/01/08
      14.   I`M NOT SURPRISED A BIT 11:21  |  indrajaya 13/01/08
      15.   all very sad indeed 11:31  |  harzion 13/01/08
      16.   Allah will help him? 11:33  |  MaryRose 13/01/08
      17.   Why in Israel? 11:59  |  KUTW 13/01/08
      18.   as long as gazans fire missile at our children we should not help 12:00  |  don 13/01/08
      19.   2. Joseph: Human decency 12:03  |  KUTW 13/01/08
      20.   14. indrajaya: I am not surprised either 12:05  |  KUTW 13/01/08
      21.   Lights, Cameras, Action! PALLYWOOD! 12:07  |  Paul 13/01/08
      22.   Ephim is a provacateur 12:10  |  Dan 13/01/08
      23.   Allah`s children 12:14  |  berthe 13/01/08
      24.   British heritage 12:25  |  Manuel 13/01/08
      25.   maureen anne 12:44  |  danny 13/01/08
      26.   Stop being blind by hatred! 13:06  |  Another nurse 13/01/08
      27.   #2 Joseph 13:13  |  Franco 13/01/08
      28.   OK JAYA YOU FORGOT TO TAKE UR MEDS AGAIN 13:15  |  Elizabeth 13/01/08
      29.   how about being treated in Saudi, Kuwait, Jordan.. 13:22  |  joe 13/01/08
      30.   Israel`s heartlessness is an offense to the human race 13:23  |  Dutch 13/01/08
      31.   GAZANS ABANDON TERROR 13:25  |  Iskander 13/01/08
      32.   Most curious they murder Israeli kids and want help with their 13:34  |  Petra 13/01/08
      33.   Indeed, common sense is lacking 13:34  |  Shlomo from Tel-Aviv 13/01/08
      34.   # 15 Nurse? Tell the rocketeers 13:37  |  Petra 13/01/08
      35.   I have e-mailed the Prime Minister 13:38  |  Paul Wood 13/01/08
      36.   #4 Joseph 13:41  |  Chris Linthwaite 13/01/08
      37.   For all concerned about this with bleeding hearts 13:43  |  Petra 13/01/08
      38.   #26 Joe 13:45  |  Paul Wood 13/01/08
      39.   Enemy Children getting free medical care in Israel 13:46  |  Hilda 13/01/08
      40.   answer to Ephim 13:53  |  Hilda 13/01/08
      41.   DUTCH THE DOUCHE BAG 13:55  |  DANNY 13/01/08
      42.   to Mureen in Australia 13:55  |  Hilda 13/01/08
      43.   And?I`ve seen many times children from Iceland or Greenland.alone 13:59  |  Absolute Sweden 13/01/08
      44.   Paul Wood YOU ARE A JOKE and YOUR EMAIL IS EVEN FUNNIER LOL 14:03  |  Elizabeth 13/01/08
      45.   CHRIS LINTHWAITE 14:03  |  danny 13/01/08
      46.   The fears of a child... 14:07  |  Teresa-Maria (Tess) 13/01/08
      47.   This reminds me of another story 14:07  |  KUTW 13/01/08
      48.   The crying mother 14:12  |  KUTW 13/01/08
      49.   What will those parents teach their children? 14:15  |  KUTW 13/01/08
      50.   30. Dutch: Israel?s heartlessness? 14:18  |  KUTW 13/01/08
      51.   They use it as an excuse 14:22  |  KUTW 13/01/08
      52.   Haaretz and Al Jazeera 14:27  |  Rona 13/01/08
      53.   Your posting is a disgrace No. 39...... 14:47  |  Marlene N. 13/01/08
      54.   #14 indrajaya - inhuman 14:55  |  Axel 13/01/08
      55.   #37 Petra 14:58  |  Chris Linthwaite 13/01/08
      56.   Paul Wood 15:00  |  Nurse 13/01/08
      57.   petra i have some information for you 15:08  |  yirmiyahu 13/01/08
      58.   Isnt it dangerous to Israel? 15:37  |  KUTW 13/01/08
      59.   linthwaite "israelis are barbarians" 15:43  |  yirmiyahu 13/01/08
      60.   chris linthwaite you must think we are the worst people 15:46  |  yaheskel 13/01/08
      61.   46. Teresa-Maria (Tess): The fears of a child.. 15:51  |  KUTW 13/01/08
      62.   marlene i agree with you that calling children 15:53  |  yaheskel 13/01/08
      63.   paul wood thre dolt 15:53  |  danny 13/01/08
      64.   # 61, KUTW 15:59  |  indrajaya 13/01/08
      65.   hilda i have to say your posts shame us 16:02  |  yaheskel 13/01/08
      66.   treatment of ill children 16:02  |  Shmuelshachor 13/01/08
      67.   #12 When you treat children you treat their families too 16:28  |  dutch 13/01/08
      68.   #45 Danny 16:34  |  Chris Linthwaite 13/01/08
      69.   Paul Wood 16:42  |  Iz Ray Leigh 13/01/08
      70.   #60 yaheskel 16:45  |  Chris Linthwaite 13/01/08
      71.   More ammunition for Osama Bin Laden 16:46  |  Chris Linthwaite 13/01/08
      72.   #69 Iz Ray Leigh 16:48  |  Paul Wood