"Dignity Denied in the Occupied Palestinian Territories"

"In Gaza the whole Strip is being strangled, economically speaking, life there has become a nightmare. And for that there is no solution that can be provided by humanitarian organisations", Beatrice Megevand Roggo, International Committee Red Cross director of operations for the Middle East. These comments were made with regard to a new report, "Dignity Denied", issued by the Red Cross. The headings of this report spell out the problem once more:

• Trapped in the Gaza Strip
• Enough to survive, not enough to live
• Shrinking agricultural production
• Crumbling infrastructure
• Restrictions on life in the West Bank
• Access to land
• Access to roads
• Harassment by settlers