An international activist holds up a kite in front of Israel's border with the Gaza Strip at the Erez Crossing during a protest calling for an end to Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip June 7, 2009. Israel, which pulled settlers out of Gaza in 2005, has long restricted entry of goods into the enclave and tightened its blockade when it was taken over by Hamas Islamists who defeated forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007. REUTERS/Amir Cohen (ISRAEL CONFLICT POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)