In the letter, the congressmen urged the president "to press for immediate relief of the suffering of the citizens of Gaza as an urgent component of your broader Middle East peace efforts".
The letter states that the crisis triggered by the siege on Gaza "has devastated livelihoods, entrenched a poverty rate of over 70%, increased dependance on erratic international aid".
And that should the siege continue "the humanitarian and political consequences of a continued near- blockade would be disastrous".
At last, a group of American politicians are finally beginning to understand the disastrous humanitarian and political situation that has arisen in Gaza as a result of Israel's siege>
A siege that has now gone on for more than two years despite public and international condemnation.
People in Gaza hope Obama will heed the congressmen's call and press Israel to change its policy, though if Obama's inability to get Israel to stop its settlement expansion policy is any indicator, I would not hold my breath.
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