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January 22, 2009

Israeli Supreme Court Rejects Humanitarian Plea
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Meanwhile, the Israeli Supreme Court has rejected a petition from two
human rights groups seeking the evacuation of Gaza’s wounded and the
immediate delivery of electricity to power Gaza’s crumbling
infrastructure. Gaza’s health, water and sewage systems all suffered
extensive damage in the Israeli attack after already barely functioning
before the invasion. The court rejected the petitions without even
waiting to hear the arguments against it by the Israeli government.



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