Gaza Economy Collapsing

[SAYIT]

According to a World Bank study, Gaza's economy has been crippled by soaring unemployment, border restrictions imposed by Egypt and Israel, government dysfunction and perhaps most importantly, a shortage of international aid. Once again those hapless Arab "refugees" have been betrayed by their own poor choices ... in this case, Hamas:

"Infighting between Gaza’s Islamist Hamas rulers and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, the report said, is delaying reconstruction of the tiny territory, which suffered widespread damage during the war."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/w...omy-on-verge-of-collapse-world-bank-says.html

 

[Phoenall]

According to a World Bank study, Gaza's economy has been crippled by soaring unemployment, border restrictions imposed by Egypt and Israel, government dysfunction and perhaps most importantly, a shortage of international aid. Once again those hapless Arab "refugees" have been betrayed by their own poor choices ... in this case, Hamas:

"Infighting between Gaza’s Islamist Hamas rulers and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, the report said, is delaying reconstruction of the tiny territory, which suffered widespread damage during the war."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/w...omy-on-verge-of-collapse-world-bank-says.html

So we can expect another round of rocket attacks on Israeli civilians hoping to trigger an armed response that will elicit sympathy from the world. After last years fiasco and subsequent trouncing of hamas by the IDF you would have thought it was time for hamas to up sticks and move to Syria or Iraq

 

[Hossfly]

According to a World Bank study, Gaza's economy has been crippled by soaring unemployment, border restrictions imposed by Egypt and Israel, government dysfunction and perhaps most importantly, a shortage of international aid. Once again those hapless Arab "refugees" have been betrayed by their own poor choices ... in this case, Hamas:

"Infighting between Gaza’s Islamist Hamas rulers and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, the report said, is delaying reconstruction of the tiny territory, which suffered widespread damage during the war."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/w...omy-on-verge-of-collapse-world-bank-says.html

Thank heavens for Hamas! They have plenty of work. Building tunnels.


Hezbollah has built a vast network of advanced tunnels along the border with Israel for use in a future war, using them to conceal tens of thousands of rockets aimed at the Jewish state, a Lebanese newspaper with ties to the Lebanese terror group reported on Friday.

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In a series of articles published over the weekend, the daily As-safir examined Hezbollah’s preparations for war against Israel, painting a picture of a military force highly prepared for conflict, both in terms of equipment and of infrastructure.


It should be noted that As-safir, a mouthpiece for the Shiite organization, is neither an objective nor necessarily a credible news source. The accuracy of its claims cannot be verified


Hezbollah shows off advanced tunnel network on Israeli border The Times of Israel

 

[aris2chat]

They have only received around 2% from their ever loving arab donors.
Egypt has finally allowed the crossing open for limited access for two days.
Israel has crossing open and trucks tons of supplies daily to gaza.

 

[MJB12741]

According to a World Bank study, Gaza's economy has been crippled by soaring unemployment, border restrictions imposed by Egypt and Israel, government dysfunction and perhaps most importantly, a shortage of international aid. Once again those hapless Arab "refugees" have been betrayed by their own poor choices ... in this case, Hamas:

"Infighting between Gaza’s Islamist Hamas rulers and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, the report said, is delaying reconstruction of the tiny territory, which suffered widespread damage during the war."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/w...omy-on-verge-of-collapse-world-bank-says.html

What Hamas has done & is still doing to the Palestinians is hard to forgive. But then just how sorry can we feel for the Palestinian people under Hamas rule when it is they, the Palestinain people who elected Hamas?

 

[TheOldSchool]

According to a World Bank study, Gaza's economy has been crippled by soaring unemployment, border restrictions imposed by Egypt and Israel, government dysfunction and perhaps most importantly, a shortage of international aid. Once again those hapless Arab "refugees" have been betrayed by their own poor choices ... in this case, Hamas:

"Infighting between Gaza’s Islamist Hamas rulers and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, the report said, is delaying reconstruction of the tiny territory, which suffered widespread damage during the war."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/w...omy-on-verge-of-collapse-world-bank-says.html

So how were they doing before Hamas?

 

[member]

According to a World Bank study, Gaza's economy has been crippled by soaring unemployment, border restrictions imposed by Egypt and Israel, government dysfunction and perhaps most importantly, a shortage of international aid. Once again those hapless Arab "refugees" have been betrayed by their own poor choices ... in this case, Hamas:

"Infighting between Gaza’s Islamist Hamas rulers and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, the report said, is delaying reconstruction of the tiny territory, which suffered widespread damage during the war."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/w...omy-on-verge-of-collapse-world-bank-says.html

"Gaza's Economy"


...they're right on the water oh the "tourism" they could have.



Hotels




Golf Courses





...the list (of fun-in-the-sun is endless



too bad - noNo



more business too...american franchises, KFC,

instead:


$$, time, and sweat to build: Secret smuggling Tunnels...



to practice terrorism.

give it a REST already ....

 

[Billo_Really]

According to a World Bank study, Gaza's economy has been crippled by soaring unemployment, border restrictions imposed by Egypt and Israel, government dysfunction and perhaps most importantly, a shortage of international aid. Once again those hapless Arab "refugees" have been betrayed by their own poor choices ... in this case, Hamas:

"Infighting between Gaza’s Islamist Hamas rulers and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, the report said, is delaying reconstruction of the tiny territory, which suffered widespread damage during the war."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/w...omy-on-verge-of-collapse-world-bank-says.html

The illegal and immoral blockade, is the reason their economy is suffering.

 

[MJB12741]

According to a World Bank study, Gaza's economy has been crippled by soaring unemployment, border restrictions imposed by Egypt and Israel, government dysfunction and perhaps most importantly, a shortage of international aid. Once again those hapless Arab "refugees" have been betrayed by their own poor choices ... in this case, Hamas:

"Infighting between Gaza’s Islamist Hamas rulers and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, the report said, is delaying reconstruction of the tiny territory, which suffered widespread damage during the war."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/w...omy-on-verge-of-collapse-world-bank-says.html

The illegal and immoral blockade, is the reason their economy is suffering.

Well golly gee, I wonder why a blockade would be needed against the noble peace loving, life loving Palestinians under Hamas rule.

 

[Billo_Really]

Well golly gee, I wonder why a blockade would be needed against the noble peace loving, life loving Palestinians under Hamas rule.

Because the Israeli's got all butt hurt over the results of the elections in 2006.

 

[TheOldSchool]

Once Hamas leaves, Israel will, of course, allow Gazans full freedom of movement and allow them to fully govern themselves. Exactly how it was for the nearly 60 years before Hamas came into power. Right?

 

[member]

Once Hamas leaves, Israel will, of course, allow Gazans full freedom of movement and allow them to fully govern themselves. Exactly how it was for the nearly 60 years before Hamas came into power. Right?

yeah, "freedom."

free to walk right thru.....

 

[SAYIT]

The illegal and immoral blockade, is the reason their economy is suffering.

According to that WB study it's the soaring unemployment, border restrictions imposed by Egypt and Israel, government dysfunction and perhaps most importantly, a shortage of international aid but I suppose we could ignore what they say and believe some Nazi skank instead ... or maybe not.

 

[Phoenall]

According to a World Bank study, Gaza's economy has been crippled by soaring unemployment, border restrictions imposed by Egypt and Israel, government dysfunction and perhaps most importantly, a shortage of international aid. Once again those hapless Arab "refugees" have been betrayed by their own poor choices ... in this case, Hamas:

"Infighting between Gaza’s Islamist Hamas rulers and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, the report said, is delaying reconstruction of the tiny territory, which suffered widespread damage during the war."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/w...omy-on-verge-of-collapse-world-bank-says.html

So how were they doing before Hamas?

Quite well with access to jobs in Israel and the ability to sell goods on the world market shipped alongside Israeli goods. Freedom to do as they pleased and no retaliation to rocket attacks as there were no rocket launchers in civilian areas.

 

[Phoenall]

According to a World Bank study, Gaza's economy has been crippled by soaring unemployment, border restrictions imposed by Egypt and Israel, government dysfunction and perhaps most importantly, a shortage of international aid. Once again those hapless Arab "refugees" have been betrayed by their own poor choices ... in this case, Hamas:

"Infighting between Gaza’s Islamist Hamas rulers and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, the report said, is delaying reconstruction of the tiny territory, which suffered widespread damage during the war."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/w...omy-on-verge-of-collapse-world-bank-says.html

The illegal and immoral blockade, is the reason their economy is suffering.

All they need do is stop the acts of war that are even more illegal and more immoral.

 

[Phoenall]

Well golly gee, I wonder why a blockade would be needed against the noble peace loving, life loving Palestinians under Hamas rule.

Because the Israeli's got all butt hurt over the results of the elections in 2006.

Nope because hamas fired rockets at Israeli children, and still do to this day. Rockets that every human rights groups says are illegal.

 

[Phoenall]

Once Hamas leaves, Israel will, of course, allow Gazans full freedom of movement and allow them to fully govern themselves. Exactly how it was for the nearly 60 years before Hamas came into power. Right?

By full freedom of movement you mean within their borders, as there is no such thing as full freedom of movement betweeb countries. If there was then the US would not stop millions of people from entering the US every year

 

[waltky]

It's their own fault they bit off more than they could chew...

Gaza becoming uninhabitable after nearly 10 years of being under siege
Wednesday 9th December, 2015 - Open Rafah Now: Siege on Gaza is a Cruel and Political Failure

When Egypt decided to open the Rafah border crossing which separates it from Gaza for two days, December 3 and 4, a sense of guarded relief was felt in the impoverished Strip. True, 48 hours were hardly enough for the tens of thousands of patients, students and other travelers to leave or return to Gaza, but the idea that a respite was on its way helped to break, albeit slightly, the sense of collective captivity felt by entrapped Palestinians.

Of course, the Rafah border crisis will hardly be resolved by a single transitory decision, mainly because Gaza is blockaded for political reasons, and only a sensible political strategy can end the suffering there or, at least, lessen its horrendous impact. Palestinians speak angrily of an Israel siege on Gaza, a reality that cannot be countered by all the official Israeli hasbara and media distortions. In fact, not only is it far worse than a blockade as an economic restriction but it is a constant violent process aimed at brutalizing, and punishing a community of 1.9 million people, 55% of which according to the UN are children. However, the Egyptian closure of the Rafah border crossing, which has contributed to the 'success' of the Israeli siege is rarely discussed within the same context: as a political decision first and foremost.

In a border-related agreement that was reportedly signed mid-November between Palestinian Authority President, Mahmoud Abbas and Egypt's Abdul Fatah al-Sisi, both sides seemed genial and unperturbed about the tragedy bubbling up north of the Egyptian border. The 'activities' near Rafah were intended to "secure the border," Sisi told Abbas, according to a statement issued by the Egyptian President's office. These activities "could never be meant to harm the Palestinian brothers in the Gaza Strip."

The term 'activities' here is, of course, a reference to the demolishing of thousands of homes alongside the 12-kilometer border between Rafah in Gaza and Egypt, in addition to the destruction and flooding of hundreds of tunnels, which have served as Gaza's main lifeline that sustained the Strip throughout the Israeli siege during most of the last decade. Abbas, of course, has no qualms about the Egyptian action, the result of which has been the closure of the Rafah crossing for 300 days in 2015 alone, according to a new study originating in Gaza.

Last year, in an interview with Egypt's 'Al-Akbar' newspaper, Abbas said that the destruction of the tunnels was the best solution to prevent Gazans from using the smuggling business for their own benefits. He then spoke about 1,800 Gazans becoming millionaires as a result of the tunnel trade, although no corroboration for this specific number was ever divulged. Of course, Abbas has rarely been concerned about the rising fortunes of the alleged 'millionaires', because his Authority, which subsists on international handouts, is rife with them. His grievance is with Hamas, which has been regulating tunnel trade and taxing merchants for the goods they import into the Strip. Not only were the tunnels a lifeline for Gaza's economy, the underground business helped fill a void in Hamas' own budget, a fact that has irked Abbas for years.

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[P F Tinmore]

According to a World Bank study, Gaza's economy has been crippled by soaring unemployment, border restrictions imposed by Egypt and Israel, government dysfunction and perhaps most importantly, a shortage of international aid. Once again those hapless Arab "refugees" have been betrayed by their own poor choices ... in this case, Hamas:

"Infighting between Gaza’s Islamist Hamas rulers and the Western-backed Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas, the report said, is delaying reconstruction of the tiny territory, which suffered widespread damage during the war."

http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/23/w...omy-on-verge-of-collapse-world-bank-says.html

The illegal and immoral blockade, is the reason their economy is suffering.

Well golly gee, I wonder why a blockade would be needed against the noble peace loving, life loving Palestinians under Hamas rule.

Gaza was under blockade before Hamas was elected.

 

[Billo_Really]

Once Hamas leaves, Israel will, of course, allow Gazans full freedom of movement and allow them to fully govern themselves. Exactly how it was for the nearly 60 years before Hamas came into power. Right?

Catch the fucking clue, dickhead, who Gazans choose as their government, is none of Israel's god-damn business!