The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative
Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other
shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org.
January 21, 2009

Israeli Officials Demand Control of Gaza Reconstruction
-------------------------------------------------------



Israeli officials are demanding nearly unfettered control over any
reconstruction of the Gaza Strip. Israel continues to control all of
Gaza’s crossings and can block aid or commercial delivery at will.
Israel has reportedly told diplomats it wants “project by project”
approval on any reconstruction effort. It also wants a full list of any
goods intended for Gaza and pledges from the UN to monitor every dollar
spent.



.