"It would appear that, despite repeated efforts to bring the humanitarian crisis caused by the illegal Israeli invasion on the Palestinian territory to the forefront, Congressmen Ellison and Baird continue to run into a wall – not unlike the steel wall currently being built along the Rafah border in Egypt; a wall that threatens to further choke-off access to life-sustaining necessities the Palestinian people have been forced to secure through an underground tunnel system," stated international activist Aishah Schwartz, who just returned from a four-day visit to the Gaza Strip Dec. 30, 2009 – Jan. 2, 2010.
"It's time to President Obama know that we are paying attention; and the change he purported to support in his election campaign cannot come fast enough – particularly for the people of Gaza," stated Schwartz.
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