VOA常速英语: 巴勒斯坦渔民面临边界问题 ★无忧考网英语听力频道为大家整理的VOA常速英语: 巴勒斯坦渔民面临边界问题。更多阅读请查看本站（英语听力）频道。 Palestinian Fishermen Face Borders, Be coast.
As part of the latest cease-fire deal, Israel is to allow fishermen to travel about 11 kilometers from shore. But fishermen like Mohammed al Nijar say they often were shot at or harassed several kilometers before that mark. “They fire at us at night, with different caliber weapons, and they even throw dirty water at us and they demand that we take off our clothes, and they push us into the cold water and they use the worst kinds of insults,” he said. Although for now the extension has allowed fishermen to increase their catch, the official zone will soon get fished out. Fish market seller Abdel Kareem said the extension was just not enough. “We are not asking for the impossible, we are just asking for our rights. All we need is to extend our fishing area to 22 kilometers (12 nautical miles). That would enable the poor to buy fish at a reasonable price,” he said. The decision to limit how far Palestinians can go is based on security needs, says Yosef Kuperwasser, director general of the Israeli Ministry of Strategic Affairs.
