*KILLER CORIANDER NOT PERMITTED INTO GAZA *

*KILLER CORIANDER NOT PERMITTED INTO GAZA *

I can readily see how sage and coriander can be used
by Hamas as "herb shields" terrorising the Israeli populous.
Yes, it makes absolute sense that by allowing jam into the
Occupied Territories, the Palestinian population will
rise up with their fruit preserves and obliterate
 Israel's infrastructure....

"The Defense Ministry is refusing - on security grounds,
 it says -
to reveal why Israel prohibits the import into the Gaza Strip of items
 such as cilantro, sage, jam, chocolate, french fries, dried fruit, fabrics,
notebooks empty flowerpots and toys, while allowing cinnamon,
plastic buckets and combs. But in its response to a freedom-of-information
 suit last week, the state did admit, for the first time, that there is specific
 list of permissible goods".

* HAARETZ NEWS ARTICLE LINK * 

ISRAEL'S POLICY OF EXCLUSION/RESTRICTIONS:

Sage

Ginger

Coriander

Cilantro

Paper

French Fries

Plastic buckets

School supplies

Tea called "luxuries."

Cans containing food (but Israeli produced tomato paste permitted)

Large tubs of margarine

Sage

Cardamon

Jam

Vinegar

Chocolate

Fruit preserves and dried fruit

Seeds and nuts

Biscuits and sweets

Fresh meat

Fabric for clothing

Fishing rods

Musical instruments

Writing implements

Notebooks

Newspapers

Toys

Razors

Heaters

Horses

Donkeys

Goats

Cattle

Chicks

Construction materials

SUBJECT TO ARBITRARY CONTROL BY ISRAELI AUTHORITIES:

* PALESTINE CHRONICLE *

Wheat,  animal feed, flour, cooking oil, cooking fat, sugar, salt, pasta, dates,
garlic, chickpeas, rice, beans, lentils, kidney beans, margarine, some dairy products,
 powdered milk, frozen meat and fish, frozen vegetables, animal medicines, gas for
medical use, empty bags for flour, certain medicines and medical equipment, diapers,
 toilet paper, detergent, washing liquid, shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes,
cleaning products for tiles and glass, toilet cleaner, yeast, fertilized and
unfertilized eggs, some fruit, semolina, polyethylene for greenhouses, some
agricultural materials, tea, instant and regular coffee, canned tuna, salami,
 canned meat, bath and washing-up sponges, cloths to mop floors, baby wipes,
some canned goods other than fruit, dried herb mix, black pepper, chicken stock powder,
 blankets, olives, matches, candles, sticks for brooms, rubbish bins, mops, hand cleansing gel,
aniseed, cinnamon, camomile, water dispensers, potatoes, mineral water, tahini, combs,
hair brushes, shoes, wood for doorposts and window frames, small amounts of aluminum,
and some kitchenware.