Red Cross ends food aid for West Bank

Blame Israel, says Red Cross as it ends food aid for West Bank
JUSTIN HUGGLER
Independent, 16 November 2003

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is ending its emergency food programme in the West Bank, saying the economic collapse there is the direct result of Israeli military closures and that Israel must live up to its responsibility as the occupying power for the economic needs of the Palestinians.

The move comes as the Israeli media reported that Fran