Iran´s first lady slams "Israel" for suppressing Gaza women

 
Local Editor, 16-11-2009

The wife of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks out to revive the memory of Palestinian women and children agony from a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.

Iranian First Lady Azam Farahi called upon world countries to take seriously the crisis in the Gaza strip, where according to UN reports; over one million people are living in wretched poverty in the wake of a long-imposed crippling economic siege and a shocking "Israeli" assault.

"The World needs to hear the voice of Palestinian women and children," said Farahi in a Sunday address to a meeting between the first ladies of countries that are members to the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).

The meeting took place on the eve of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) summit on food security.

Farahi said the "Israeli" regime has no right to persist its crippling siege on Gaza, which has triggered a nonstop deterioration of health conditions in the coastal territory.

"Israel's" stranglehold on Gaza has made as much as 80% of Gazan population dependent on aid from the United Nations. The siege has resulted in the collapse of 90% of Gazan businesses, simply furthering obstacles for civilians.