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Success: Times of London Removes Claim That Israel Restricts Basic Goods to Gaza

On April 17, The Times of London (subscription only) published an otherwise fair article examining how Egypt’s destruction of Gaza smuggling tunnels has impacted upon thousands of Palestinians addicted to a popular painkiller. One paragraph, however,…

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On April 17, The Times of London (subscription only) published an otherwise fair article examining how Egypt’s destruction of Gaza smuggling tunnels has impacted upon thousands of Palestinians addicted to a popular painkiller.

One paragraph, however, stood out:

 

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We wrote to The Times pointing out that all basic needs are allowed to cross from Israel into Gaza. There is no restrictions on access to basic needs and we provided statistics from the Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) that deals with movement of goods and people through Israel’s borders with Gaza.

In addition, construction materials are allowed into Gaza through recognized mechanisms such as international organizations to prevent Hamas taking those materials to rebuild its tunnels and other terrorist facilities.

The assertion that Israel is somehow laying siege to Gaza is patently false. We are pleased that The Times evidently agreed with us as the offending sentence has now been amended and no longer includes “which restricts access to basic needs and construction materials.”

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