On Dec. 7, the Palestinian Centre for Human Rights (PCHR) issued a report that "strongly condemns" the Hamas regime in Gaza for obstructing the ability of Gazans to obtain critically needed, timely medical care in Israeli and West Bank hospitals.The report was prompted by 37 Gaza patients and their companions who tried to use the Eretz crossing to get into Israel, but were turned back by Hamas authorities for lack of exit permits from the Hamas-controlled Interior Ministry.  Some of these Gazans required surgery.  After being turned back, they had to wait more than three hours at the ministry to get their permits.  And issuance of such permits now has to be completed three days before travel.PCHR said that Hamas violated both Palestinian Basic Law and international law when it issued a regulation on Nov. 25 requiring elaborate screening procedures for all Gazans desiring to leave Gaza.  The procedures require multiple ID and photo...(Read Full Post)