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Gaza jobless rate at 45%, five years after full blockade imposed.

Run_to_da_hills · 2011-06-14 10:24:32

"The Gaza Strip enters its fifth year of a full Israeli blockade by land, air and sea on Tuesday with unemployment at 45.2%, one of the highest rates in the world, according to a UN aid agency report". This must be extremely tough for them considering that they don't get any unemployment benefits from either their own…

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"The Gaza Strip enters its fifth year of a full Israeli blockade by land, air and sea on Tuesday with unemployment at 45.2%, one of the highest rates in the world, according to a UN aid agency report".

This must be extremely tough for them considering that they don't get any unemployment benefits from either their own country or Israel. How the hell can these people be expected to be forced to live among rubble and survive on absolutely nothing.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jun/14/un-unrwa-report-blockade-gaza-unemployment

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