Letter to the Jerusalem Post News Editor

by Noam Bedein
Sderot Media Center
May 21, 2009

http://www.jewishpolicycenter.org/955/letter-to-the-jerusalem-post-news-editor

"It was surprising to read the JPOST report on May 20, "Kassam Wounds Sderot Woman" that the May 19 attack took place "AFTER A LULL IN ROCKET FIRE FOR JUST OVER TWO MONTHS"

Daily attacks on Sderot and the Western Negev continue unabated, despite the fact that the mainstream media downplays the 210 attacks that have hit the south since the Jan 18 cease fire, a figure confirmed by the IDF spokesman - an average of almost two aerial attacks a day - since

Every time that Gazans fire at the Western Negev, panic results as people scamble for shelter.

The result of these attacks has been the spread of mental stress, in epidemic proportions, and The Sderot Mental Health Center now treats 5,000 people who have been traumatized by the after effects of daily missile attacks.

What is newsworthy is that on May 19, 2009, the Sderot Mental Health Center announced that it was closing its doors yesterday, for lack of funding.

Readers of the Jerusalem Post should raise their voices against such a funding cutback.

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