DEC Gaza Appeal

[andygates]

With the BBC refusing to show the DEC Gaza appeal ad (spineless feckers), here's the gen: it's a rubble pile and the civilians aren't exactly having a great time.  DEC don't fire off appeals willy-nilly, only when it's really grim for lots of people, and DEC are not political.  They can get the aid to the people on the ground, because they already are.  Here's the donation form.

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[andygates.livejournal.com]

Hang on, what you're saying is that Palestinian civilians - non-coms who are not involved, just happen to live there - should suffer.

There's a sick sort of irony here, when you consider the charities involved: Red Cross, Save the Children, those sorts of chaps. The irony is that it would seem a long more fair to support the civilians if the military action hadn't been so one-sided.

If Southern Israel and Gaza were both rubble, this wouldn't raise an eyebrow. Both sides need aid, both sides get it, poor little kiddywinks, boo-hoo. But because Israeli damage was so minor compared to the damage in Gaza, it looks like some sort of support for the Palestinian combatants.

The world is truly a fucked up place.