Gaza by the Numbers

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Update: Gaza by the Numbers

Click here for Jan. 7 Israel Solidarity Rally in Washington, D.C. (12 p.m. EST) Israeli Officials and Experts Available for Comment Sderot and Area Contacts Available for Comment Videos from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Free Photos Video of Obama Addressing the Press at Sderot Police Station (July 2008) On Dec. 27, Israel began defensive operations to dismantle Iran-backed Hamas’s terrorist infrastructure in Gaza and stop the terrorist group from its 8-years-long campaign of attacking Israeli civilians with 10,000 rockets, missiles and mortars. [1] Despite Hamas’s unrelenting rocket attacks, Israel continues to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza , warning the civilian population to stay clear of terrorist sites. Said Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni, " Israel has made it clear that we are fighting against terrorism, not the Gazan residents, and the extremists are the ones who are taking advantage of the concern of the humanitarian organizations and the international community as a means of pressuring Israel ." [2] Israel’s Humanitarian Aid to Gaza   396 truckloads of humanitarian aid that have been delivered through Israeli crossings into Gaza since the beginning of Operation Cast Lead, including basic food commodities, medication, medical supplies, blood units and donations by various governments and blood units. [3] 80 truckloads of humanitarian aid expected to arrive in Gaza on Jan. 5 [4] 20 Palestinians evacuated to Israel for medical treatment (including two children) [5] 800,000+ leaflets disseminated by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to Gaza civilians instructing them to stay away from terrorist and weapons storage sites [6] 70+ times the IDF warned populated areas before conducting airstrikes [7] 10,000 tons of aid transported into Gaza at the request of international organizations, the Palestinian Authority and various governments since the beginning of Operation Cast Lead.  The World Food Program informed Israel last week that that it would cease shipment of food to Gaza because warehouses are at full capacity, with enough food to last two weeks. [8] 0 wounded Palestinians allowed by Hamas to cross from Gaza into Egypt for treatment. [9] Iran-backed Hamas Rocket, Mortar Attacks and Nuclear Developments   10,000+ rockets and mortars fired from Gaza since 2001. [10] 3,200+ rockets and mortars fired from Gaza in 2008 alone. [11] 6,500+ rockets and mortars fired from Gaza since Israel withdrew from Gaza in 2005. [12] 538+ rockets and mortars fired from Gaza into Israeli territory during the ceasefire from June 19 to Dec. 19, 2008. [13] 480 rockets and mortars fired from Gaza into Israel since Operation Cast Lead began Dec. 27. [14] 28 deaths caused by rockets and mortars fired from Gaza into Israel since 2001. The dead include Israelis, Palestinians and foreign workers. Since the ceasefire ended, Iran-backed Palestinian groups in Gaza fired rockets and mortars that killed an Israeli-Arab construction worker and a mother of four who was seeking shelter in a bus station as a rocket warning siren sounded. [15] 1,000+ people in Israel injured from rockets and mortars fired from Gaza since 2001, including Israelis, Palestinians and foreign workers. Since the start of Israel ’s defensive operation in Gaza Dec. 27, 90 Israelis have been injured and at least 244 have been treated for shock. [16] 20,000  Hamas terrorists Israel is targeting as part of its defensive operations [17] 1,000,000 Israeli civilians Hamas is targeting and can reach. [18] 15 seconds Israelis have to get to a bomb shelter once a warning siren has sounded. [19] 8 years Israel has endured rockets and mortar fire from Gaza [20] 3 mosques in Gaza used as weapons, ammunitions and explosives depots that were struck by the Israel Defense Forces during the operation in Gaza . [21] The strikes occurred only at night and never during prayer times, to avoid civilian casualties. 4 UN Security Council resolutions passed since 2006 to try to stop Iran from enriching uranium. [22] 5,000+ number of centrifuges operating in Iran to enrich uranium, the material used to produce a nuclear weapon. [23]   What Israel Gave Up in Hopes of Peace - Gaza Withdrawal Aug. 2005   100% proportion of the Gaza Strip evacuated and handed over to the Palestinians. [24] 300 square miles of the West Bank  evacuated. [25] 21 Israeli settlements uprooted in the Gaza Strip. [26] 4 Israeli settlements uprooted in the West Bank . [27] 48 graves uprooted in Gaza ’s former Gush Katif Cemetery , including six graves of area residents murdered by terrorists. [28] 9,000 approximate number of Israelis, including 1,700 families, who lived in Gaza and the northern West Bank . All of them were moved out as part of the withdrawal. [29] 38 synagogues dismantled in the Gaza Strip. [30] 5,000 school-age children who had to find new schools. [31] 42 daycare centers that were closed in the Gaza Strip. [32] 36 kindergartens that were closed in the Gaza Strip. [33] 7 elementary schools that were closed in the Gaza Strip. [34] 3 high schools that were closed in the Gaza Strip. [35] 320 mobile homes, ordered by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, to serve as temporary housing for settlers. [36] 45,000 Israeli soldiers and policemen who participated in the Gaza withdrawal. [37] $1.7 billion the approximate cost to the Israeli government for the withdrawal initiative. [38] 166 Israeli farmers who were moved out of Gaza . [39] 800 cows, which comprised the second largest dairy farm in Israel , moved out of Gaza ’s Gush Katif community. [40] $120 million value of flowers and produce exported annually from Gush Katif and lost following the evacuation. [41] 1 zoo, the “Katifari,” that housed hundreds of animals and was moved. [42] 10,000 people who were employed in agriculture and related industries in Gush Katif, including 5,000 Palestinians. [43] 60% proportion of Israel 's cherry tomato exports that came from the Gaza Strip. Israel ’s withdrawal from Gaza extinguished this economic resource. [44] 3.5 million square meters (almost 1,000 acres) of greenhouses abandoned in Gaza . [45] 70 percentage of Israel 's organic produce grown in Gaza – another economic resource lost in the evacuation. [46] 60 percentage of herbs exported from Israel that came from Gush Katif. [47] 15 percentage of Israel agricultural exports that originated in Gaza – exports lost following Israel ’s withdrawal from Gaza . [48] $360,000 expected average compensation amount Israel expected to pay to relocate each family. [49] $870 million approximate cost for Israel to facilitate the resettlement of former West Bank and Gaza residents elsewhere in the country. [50] $500 million amount of money Israel 's security establishment spent to relocate Israel Defense Forces bases outside the Gaza Strip and build new border crossing facilities. [51] After Israel ’s evacuation from Gaza …   430,000 West Bank Palestinians able to move freely within and between Palestinian-controlled areas. [52] 1 Israeli remaining in Gaza . Staff Sgt. Gilad Shalit was abducted from Israel on June 25, 2006 by Hamas in a bloody cross-border raid in which the terrorists also killed two IDF soldiers and wounded four others. [53] 1.2 million Arabs who remained full and legal citizens of Israel . All Israeli citizens – Christians, Muslims, and Jews – have freedom of speech, religion, press, and the right to vote. [54] 1.3 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip many of them in Palestinian Authority-controlled refugee camps, who live under their own leaders. [55] 820,000 Jewish refugees forced to flee without their belongings from Arab countries between 1947 and 1949, and who have never been compensated by Arab governments for their losses. [58] 650,000 Arab refugees who left Israel from 1947-1949 and still need Palestinian leaders who will end terrorism and the culture of hate. [57] Israel ’s withdrawal from four northern West Bank settlements created an area more than twice the size of Gaza’s 140 square miles under Palestinian control and devoid of any Israeli presence. [58]

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Nationwide Rallies and Events for Peace and Solidarity with Israel

Audio and Transcript from Jan. 5 Conference Call with Former Israeli Ambassador to the UN Danny Gillerman Israeli Officials and Experts Available for Comment Sderot and Area Contacts Available for Comment Videos from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Free Photos Tuesday, January 6, 2009 Memphis, TN: Date: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009  Time: 7 p.m. Location: Anshei Sphard-Beth El Emeth Synagogue 120 N East Yates Rd. Memphis, TN 38120 Sponsoring organization: Memphis Jewish Federation Contact: Gerri Patterson at (901) 484-1216 Kansas City, KS: Community Briefing with Israel's Deputy Consul General to the Midwest Gershon Kedar Date: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 Time: 7 p.m. Location: Jewish Community Campus (Social Hall) 5801 W. 115th St. Overland Park, KS 66211 Sponsoring organizations: Jewish Community Relations Bureau/American Jewish Committee Contact: Marvin Szneler at (913) 221-9511 Sarasota, FL: Community Rally For Israel's Right to Self-Defense* Date: Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009 Time: 7 p.m. Location: Temple Beth Sholom 1050 South Tuttle Avenue Sarasota, Florida 34237 Sponsoring organizations: West Coast Florida Chapter of the American Jewish Committee and the Sarasota-Manatee Jewish Federation Contact: Orna Nissan at (941) 371-4546 or onissan@smjf.org *RSVPs are closed; the event is now filled to capacity. Wednesday, January 7, 2009   Washington, D.C.: Israel Solidarity Rally Date: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 Time: 12 p.m. (noon) Location: Sixth and I Synagogue 600 I. Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. One block north and one block east of the Chinatown exit at the Gallery Place Metro stop Sponsoring organizations: JCRC of Greater Washington and the Jewish Federation of Greater Washington, Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee, Charles E. Smith Jewish Day School, Congregation Olam Tikvah, Endowment for Middle East Truth, Hebrew Day School, Israel on Campus Coalition of Greater Washington, Jewish Community Center of Greater Washington, Jewish Primary Day School of the Nations Capital, Melvin J. Berman Hebrew Academy, National Jewish Democratic Council, Northern Virginia Hebrew Congregation, StandWithUs, Temple Micah, The Israel Project, Union for Reform Judaism Mid-Atlantic Council, United Jewish Communities- Washington, Washington Board of Rabbis, Zionist Organization of America Confirmed speakers: Amb. Sallai Meridor, Sen. Ben Cardin, Rep. Eliot Engel Contact: Ron Halber at (301) 602-5709 Web site: www.jcouncil.org Atlanta, GA: We Stand with Israel Community Solidarity Rally Date: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 Time: 7:30 p.m. Where: Ahavath Achim Synagogue 600 Peachtree Battle Ave NW Atlanta, GA 30327 Sponsoring organizations: Jewish Federation of Greater Atlanta and co-sponsored by the Israel Professional Council Contact: Noah Levine at (404) 870-1604   Web site: www.ShalomAtlanta.org Chicago, IL: Community Briefing When: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 Time: 7 p.m. Where: North Shore Congregation Israel 1185 Sheridan Road Glencoe, IL Sponsoring organizations: Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest Contact: Lisa Klein at (312) 444-2094 Web site: www.juf.org  Dallas, TX: Rally Date: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 Time: 7 p.m. Location: Jewish Community Center 7900 Northaven Rd Dallas, TX 75230                   Sponsoring organization: Jewish Federation of Greater Dallas Contact: Marlene Gorin at (214) 415-6222 Web site: www.jcrcdallas.org Los Angeles, CA: Rally in Support of Israel's Right to Defend Itself Against Hamas Date: Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009 Time: 12 p.m. (noon) Location: Federal Building in Westwood, LA Veteran and Wilshire Streets Sponsoring organizations: StandWithUs, Bnei Akiva and the ILC in cooperation with the Jewish Federation of Los Angeles, and Jewish Day Schools across Los Angeles Contact:    Thursday, January 8, 2009  Pittsburgh, PA: Community Gathering and Briefing Date: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 Time: 5:30 p.m. Location: Jewish Community Center 5738 Forbes Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15217             Sponsoring organization: Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh Contact: Jeff Cohan at (412) 992-5234 Web site: www.ujf.net Boston, MA: Rally to Support Israel Date: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 Time: 7:30 p.m. Location: Congregation Mishkan Tefilah 300 Hammond Pond Parkway Chestnut Hill, MA Sponsoring organizations: JCRC of Greater Boston, Combined Jewish Philanthropies, Anti-Defamation League, American Jewish Committee, AIPAC, BIAC, The David Project, Hadassah, The Hillel Council of New England, South Area Israel Action Team and others Contact: Josh at (617) 457-8650  Chicago, IL: Community Briefing Date: Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2009 Time: 7 p.m. Location: Anshe Emet Congregation 3715 North Broadway Chicago. IL Sponsoring organizations: Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago and the Consulate General of Israel to the Midwest Contact: Lisa Klein at (312) 444-2094 Web site: www.juf.org Philadelphia, PA: We Stand with Israel Solidarity Rally Date: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009  Time: 12 p.m. (noon) Location: LOVE Park 16th Street & JFK Blvd., Philadelphia                 Sponsoring organization: Jewish Federation of Philadelphia Contact: Alex Stroker at (215) 832-0577 or astroker@philafederation.org Web site: www.jewishphilly.org    Albany, NY: Rally for Israel Date: Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009 Time: 7 p.m. Location: Temple Israel 600 New Scotland Ave. Albany, NY 12208 Sponsoring organization: United Jewish Federation of Northeastern NY Contact: Shelly Shapiro at (518) 783-7800 x235   Friday, January 9, 2009:  Chicago, IL: We Stand With Israel Community Rally Date: Thursday, January 9, 2009 Time: 12 p.m. (noon) Location: Federal Plaza (Dearborn and Adams) in downtown Chicago Sponsoring organizations: Jewish United Fund/Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago Contact: 312-357-4770 or jcrc1@juf.org Web site: www.juf.org Sunday, January 11, 2009: Northern NJ: We Stand With Israel Solidarity Rally Date: Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009 Time: 6 p.m. Location: Kaplen JCC on the Palisades 411 East Clinton Avenue Tenafly, NJ Sponsoring organization: UJA Federation of Northern New Jersey Contact: (201) 820-3900 Web site: www.ujannj.org _____________________________________________________________________________________________