06/18/10
After the outcry because of the
Israeli commando confrontation
on that cargo ship last month,
the government of Israel
announced
the three-year-old land blockade
of Gaza will be eased.
This morning, the government of
Israel took decisions
to liberalize the system
under which civilian goods
may enter the Gaza Strip.
The blockade was imposed
three years ago
after Hamas took control.
And some of it
never made much sense.
For the last three years,
frozen meat allowed in,
fresh meat not.
Candles, yes,
toys and schoolbooks, no.
Israel says all of it
will be allowed in now.
Building materials have been
banned too,
leaving much of Gaza
looking like this.
Desperately needed cement and
steel were approved today
but only for UN projects.
支援物資を乗せた船を強襲し
批判を受けたイスラエルが―
3年前に始めた地上封鎖を
一部緩めると発表。
イスラエル政府は―
ガザへの民生品の輸入制限を
緩和します。
ハマスの支配に対して始まった封鎖。
不可解な規定もあった。
例えば冷凍肉はよくても生肉は禁止。
ろうそくはいいが教科書は禁止。
だが今後は許可される。
建材も持ち込めず
街はこのとおりだったが―
国連の事業に限り
セメントや鋼材が許可された。
