UN worried about Gazans

But I don't think the UN (or its predecessor) was EVER, EVER worried about Israeli's or Jews.

The United Nations has warned in a special report of an impending humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.
It says as many as 72% of Palestinians will be living in poverty by the end of 2006, and that Israeli restrictions are hampering emergency aid deliveries.

In this article, the BBC reports on the UN's concern for the people of Gaza.

"The UN organisations recognise Israel's legitimate security concerns, particularly the need to stop Palestinian rocket and mortar attacks into civilian areas, however its actions should be in conformity with international humanitarian law and it should not use disproportionate force," the report says.

GAZA HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
In 2004, an average of 45 Palestinians have died every month in fighting
In September 2004, 133 homes were destroyed by the Israeli army, 807 Palestinians were made homeless
24,547 Gazans have been made homeless in the last four years by Israeli army house demolitions
72% of Gazans will live in poverty by 2006
Source: United Nations

The report says residents have difficulty finding work, exporting goods, moving around Gaza and sending their children to school.

All this poverty despite the billions of aid poured into the PA every year, despite Arafat making the Forbes 500 list and his wife living (literally) like a God in France. The Gazans are indeed destitute. But the Israeli's are not the culprits. The Gazans are, because they choose war with Israel and because they choose monsters like Arafat and the late, great Rantisi and Yassin as their leaders.

BTW, this time the UN didn't use "but" to qualify their recognition of Israel's legitimate security concerns, no, they use "however". It is still a qualification, however (no pun intended). No the UN should be more concerned with Arafat and where the aid billions go.

So just to remind you, what exactly ARE Israel's concerns? Apart from the four people murdered by rocket attacks (three of which were small children), there's the thousands of inhabitants of Sderot who have fled their homes out of fear of those rockets. To paraphrase my three-year old son: "They started it!". They certainly asked for it. If the Arabs wouldn't fire rockets at Sderot, this would not have happened. It really is that simple. Now it has to stop. No matter what it takes.