re final solution for gaza in article apr colorado edu perlman qso colorado edu eric s perlman writes in article igc apc org center for policy research cpr igc apc org writes the gaza strip this tiny area of land with the highest population density in the world has been cut off from the world for weeks the israeli occupier has decided to punish the whole population of gaza some people by denying them the right to leave the strip and seek work in israel anyone who can repeate this choice piece of tripe without checking his her sources does not deserve to be believed the gaza strip does not possess the highest population density in the world in fact it isn t even close just one example will serve to illustrate the folly of this statement the city of hong kong has nearly ten times the population of the gaza strip in a roughly comparable land area the centers of numerous cities also possess comparable if not far higher population densities examples include manhattan island ny city sao paolo ciudad de mexico bombay need i go on the rest of mr davidsson s message is no closer to the truth than this oft repeated statement is elias initial statement certain is hot air but it seems to be almost standard procedure around here to first throw out an absurb overstated image in order to add extra meaning to the posting s real point however his second statement is quite real the essential sealing off of gaza residents from the possibility of making a living has happened certainly the israeli had a legitimate worry behind the action they took but isn t that action a little draconian tim clock ph d graduate student uci tel department of politics and society fax university of california irvine home tel irvine ca
