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Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Indonesian doctors met with Gaza victims of banned white phosphorus bombs. Before entering Gaza they had to sign an agreement stating they would not sue the governments of Indonesia or Egypt for any reason.
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THE sound of a bomb exploding nearby could be heard. The Arrival Hall at Rafah, on the border between Egypt and Palestine—where volunteers stay before entering the Gaza Strip—shook. Everyone panicked, including four volunteers from the Medical Rescue Committee (Mer-C) of Indonesia, which finally received permission to enter the Gaza Strip after a two-week wait.
They had actually anticipated such a harrowing welcome. The Indonesian volunteers
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