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A Palestinian being treated in an Israeli hospital (Moran Maayan / Jini) Last update - 21:52 21/04/2008 Rights group: Israel allows fewer Gaza cancer patients to enter By Haaretz Service Tags: Shin Bet, Cancer patients  Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) on Monday said the Shin Bet security service has recently tightened its policy of issuing permits to cancer patients from Gaza seeking treatment in Israel, Army Radio reported. The human rights organization said that the Shin Bet ignored all 12 requests that were submitted over the past two weeks. Ruhama Marton, the president of PHR, told Army Radio that the "Shin Bet is delaying its answer to the extent that it's the same as not answering at all. What is at issue here is a matter of life and death: for cancer patients, a four-week waiting period equals death." Advertisement In response, a Shin Bet spokesperson said that the security service has recently detected a growing tendency of Palestinians to falsify medical documents in order to exploit Israel's issuing of entry permits on humanitarian grounds. "The 12 request forms in question have been handled and transferred to the IDF coordination office in Gaza," the spokesperson said. At the beginning of April, a United Nations agency said Israel turned away more sick Palestinians from Gaza seeking treatment since Hamas seized control of the coastal strip and several have died each month unnecessarily. The World Health Organization said Israel denied entry permits to 18.5 percent of patients seeking to leave the Gaza Strip in 2007 versus 10 percent in 2006. In absolute terms, however, the number of patients from Gaza who were treated in Israel substantially increased, rising from nearly 5,000 in 2006 to 7,000 in 2007. Related articles: WHO: Israel turning away sick Gazans, who die in 'avoidable tragedies' Barak: Gaza plight a concern, but suffering in Sderot more important IDF checkpoint coordinator blames Palestinians for Gaza fuel crisis Bookmark to del.icio.us   Double agent U.S. arrests American over suspected nuclear espionage for Israel. Conspiracy theory Al-Qaida: Hezbollah started rumor that Israel planned 9/11   1.   And how many Israelis were treated in Gaza? 20:56  |  Ian Robertson 21/04/08   2.   lunatic left and medical care 20:58  |  greg 21/04/08   3.   PHR...address the rocket fire from your friends first... 21:28  |  spade 21/04/08   4.   If they hate the Jews so much, why.... 21:30  |  leo 21/04/08   5.   Sad but they have to live with it for now 21:36  |  Mikey 21/04/08   6.   Cancer patients or terrorists? 21:43  |  Mike 21/04/08   7.   Why are we responsible for healthcare in Gaza? 21:48  |  Bartley Kulp 21/04/08   8.   proof please 21:51  |  RM 21/04/08   9.   to #1 22:27  |  Jake 21/04/08   10.   Its wrong to even ask Israeli taxpayers to treat enemies 22:43  |  zionist forever 21/04/08   11.   RM - you can get your proof 22:46  |  Sima 21/04/08   12.   cancer and Egypt 22:50  |  Sam 21/04/08   13.   WHO needs to send equipment and supplies 22:52  |  Lynn 21/04/08   14.   They should go to Egypt or Jordan, it is more logical 22:58  |  Jos 21/04/08   15.   I don`t think flying Pals to Boston will work 00:03  |  Aphemia 22/04/08   16.   Let them croak,treating them is like healing SS-members 00:21  |  Absolute Sweden 22/04/08   17.   What is Israel Supposed to Do? 00:33  |  Ron 22/04/08   18.   WHAT is the Problem, isn`t the extra 2,000 Patients an IMPROVEMEN 01:05  |  Gil 22/04/08   19.   WHAT is the Problem, isn`t the extra 2,000 Patients an IMPROVEMEN 01:06  |  Gil 22/04/08   20.   12 01:44  |  zionist forever 22/04/08   21.   Trade for Shalit? 02:03  |  Realist 22/04/08   22.   Greg of the lunatic dallas rightwing-(redundant) 02:40  |  steve 22/04/08   23.   Leo/TA/NY...`they` hate the suffering..... 02:44  |  miriam 22/04/08   24.   Barltey US citizen living in Safed? 02:55  |  Steve 22/04/08   25.   enough of the BS 03:09  |  Mark 22/04/08   26.   Come on People!!! 03:20  |  Eugenio 22/04/08   27.   Yay Haaretz thanks for posting every single anti-israel finding! 03:30  |  Steve Randolph 22/04/08   28.   Notice all the anti-israel talkbackers aren`t here right now? 03:36  |  Steve Randolph 22/04/08   29.   for 17 miriam 04:05  |  leo 22/04/08   30.   Its the pgazans fault 04:06  |  housam 22/04/08   31.   Shalit must be freed - Then Israel can talk about care 04:16  |  * BEN JABO 22/04/08   32.   #7 RN - Want proof? 04:20  |  * BEN JABO 22/04/08   33.   #17 miriam USA 04:25  |  * BEN JABO 22/04/08   34.   #17-2 Miriam 04:27  |  * BEN JABO 22/04/08   35.   HEY RIGHT GROUP 04:29  |  * BEN JABO 22/04/08   36.   Number of Gazans treated in Israel pre-1967: zero 04:48  |  Raymond in DC 22/04/08   37.   Let them go to egypt 04:56  |  Avram 22/04/08   38.   #7 Proof? Try Google 05:13  |  MaryRose 22/04/08   39.   #22 Steve from nm 05:29  |  MaryRose 22/04/08   40.   RE; #22 Steve - OCCUPIER, NURENBERG - WHOOOEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!! 05:46  |  Bartley Kulp 22/04/08   41.   RE; #22 Steve - OCCUPIER, NURENBERG, Part 2. 06:11  |  Bartley Kulp 22/04/08   42.   gaza patients 06:25  |  oded 22/04/08   43.   RE; #14 - Aphemia, save your sympathy for the Darfurians. 06:44  |  Bartley Kulp 22/04/08   44.   You people are pathetic. 07:34  |  Jack 22/04/08   45.   so 07:41  |  RM 22/04/08   46.   Are there no doctors in Gaza?? 08:12  |  Vogel 22/04/08   47.   #10 Zionist forever 08:52  |  Joseph 22/04/08   48.   Re; #47 - Your US tax dollars do not go to Israeli health care. 17:18  |  Bartley Kulp 22/04/08   49.   #8 RM - There`s a lot of proof 04:49  |  * BEN JABO 23/04/08   50.   medical care for Gazans 18:50  |  B. Kirchhoff 23/04/08   51.   cancer patients or terrorists 19:16  |  B. Kirchhoff 23/04/08   52.   sad but... 19:21  |  B. Kirchhoff 23/04/08   53.   If they hate... 19:31  |  B. Kirchhoff 23/04/08   54.   They should go... 19:37  |  B. Kirchhoff 23/04/08

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