Chanting "Death to America", scores of Palestinian children have launched a boycott of U.S.-funded summer camps in the Gaza Strip. A 60-strong crowd of children from the Rafah refugee camp, which was invaded by Israeli forces last month,pelted the office of an aid organisation in Gaza City with eggs on Thursday. "Our kids need protection against death by American Apache helicopters, not summer camps," said Abdel-Raouf Barbakh, an activist in a Palestinian children’s rights group that organised the protest. The group targeted a Palestinian non-governmental institution funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), which helps organise summer camps and other childcare projects in the Gaza Strip.
How nice to see our tax $ given to such a wonderful good cause. Calling Colin Powell and Richard Boucher-I think some fine young people are trying to get your attention. But take those rose colored glasses off before you speak to them-egg yolk is tough to remove from lenses. |