European Parliament, Brussels. Dr. Eyad El-Sarraj speaks in the European Parliament . Letter from Dr. Eyad El Sarraj to Prime Mister Barak concerning the death of an 18-year old boy due to the explosion of military remnants left in one of the abandoned IDF training sites in the West Bank. The Gaza Strip is one of the most densely populated areas in the world, averaging 2,150 persons per sq.
Children remain on of the most vulnerable segments of the population.
During the Intifada they were beaten, shot, exposed to tear gas, physically abused, and their friends and families humiliated. They have been left with lasting psychological damage. Restrictions imposed on Gaza by Israel have condemned most Palestinians to a life of extreme poverty and destitution. Despite the peace process, the closures imposed on Gaza and West Bank since 1996 have had a devastating effect on the economy and on the development of democratic institutions. From underneath the Rubble, we emerge.