The Institute for Middle East Understanding Daily Life Palestinian child pays price of Israel's siege Al Jazeera, Jul 2, 2009 Firas Mazloom was born desperately ill in Gaza just as Israel started its siege on the impoverished Palestinian territory two years ago.Al Jazeera's Casey Kauffman reports on the race against time to save two-year-old Firas. © 2009 Al Jazeera This page was printed out from the website of the Institute for Middle East Understanding (IMEU) found at www.imeu.net. The IMEU provides journalists with quick access to information about Palestine and the Palestinians, as well as expert sources, both in the U.S. and the Middle East.