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June 20th, 2013 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “I chose to be here to underline the situation in Gaza, and to say that we support the work of UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestinian Refugees) and want to see a future for the people of Gaza,” Ashton said in Gaza on Thursday.
“We want to see the crossings open, and the economic situation improved,” she said at a joint press conference with UNRWA Commissioner General Filippo Grandi later in the day.
Ashton also appreciated UNRWA’s measures and promised that the EU would “continue to be the strongest supporter” of the UN agency.
Gaza has been blockaded since 2007, a situation that has caused a decline in the standard of living, unprecedented levels of unemployment, and unrelenting poverty.
The apartheid regime of Israel denies about 1.7 million people in Gaza their basic rights, such as freedom of movement, jobs that pay proper wages, and adequate healthcare and education.
UN Humanitarian Coordinator James W. Rawley said in April that a new round of Israeli restrictions on the Gaza Strip was impacting food supplies and would have “serious” effects if continued.
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