Amy Goodman
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Palestinian Journalist Mohammed Omer: Lifting the Blockade Isn't a Hamas Demand—It's a Human Right
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9:28Now PlayingThe Palestinian death toll has topped 1,100 after one of the deadliest 24periods since the Israeli assault on Gaza began 22 days ago. Most of the dead have been civilians. More than 180,000 Palestinians have been displaced over the past three weeks that is roughly 10 percent of the population of Gaza. We are joined from Gaza City by awardwinning Palestinian journalist Mohammed Omer. "I believe Israel wants to make people turn against the resistance," Omer says. "There is no way for people to turn against the resistance in fact it is the other way around. People in the street say we do support resistance because that is the only way to end the occupation. ... I'm afraid we are going to have more radical generations in the Gaza Strip, and I fear for the future of Gaza and the future of the West Bank and I fear the future of the region if the international community is not acting now to end the blockade and the operation in Gaza."
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