The Gaza you’re not supposed to see...

the parts not run by dem and iranian backed terrorist aren’t bad
FYI, it is hard left in too many countries which help Gaza and the PA to continue to be what it is.

At least on this thread we can show some of the many lies told by Hamas and those leftists and BDS, which are fully intent in destroying Israel.
 

Gazans outraged over millions of dollars spent building mosques

In recent years, the construction of luxury mosques has outraged the largely impoverished population of the Hamas enclave.

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Imam al-Shafei Mosque in al-Zaitoun neighborhood was built at a cost of $3.5 million, and Al-Hassayna Mosque in Gaza City at a cost of more than $2 million. The construction cost of Al-Khalidi and Salim Abu Muslim mosques exceeded $1 million each. The Great Mosque in Khan Yunis is another lavishly luxurious mosque, in addition to Sheikh Ajlin’s Khalil al-Wazir Mosque, which will be opened soon.

Mohammad al-Khalidi, a citizen from Gaza, poured out his resentment of such luxury mosques. “The Ministry of Endowments claims that the donors funding the construction of the mosques want to spend this much money on them. But why would it [the ministry] not inform the donors that there are other fields in Gaza where the donations could be more useful? Mosques can be built at a reasonable cost and the remainder of the donations could be used to build hospitals, schools or residences, for example. A Muslim can pray anywhere that is pure and does not need expensive and lavish decorations,” he told Al-Monitor.
He said, “Any person is free to use his money as he pleases, but citizens have the right to ask how the state’s funds or donations are being spent. We have the right to know why Khalil al-Wazir Mosque and other luxurious mosques were built at such exorbitant costs."

Khalidi added, “The opening of the Khalil al-Wazir Mosque in the coming months will stir an uproar among Gazans due to the large number of mosques already present in Gaza, in the absence of development projects, hospitals and sewage networks. For example, in the Beit Lahia area in northern Gaza, the Salim Abu Muslim Mosque was built at a cost of $1 million, while a nonregulated landfill in the area is endangering the health of the locals and the environment.”

Poverty and unemployment rates in the Gaza Strip skyrocketed to levels exceeding 89% last year, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics.

Mohammad Abu Samra, expert on Islamic and Arab affairs, also condemned this phenomenon. “Lavishly decorated mosques are undesirable and unacceptable in light of the difficult economic and living conditions in Gaza, which has suffered many wars causing the destruction of thousands of homes, schools, institutions, associations, factories, mosques, infrastructure facilities and agricultural lands,” he told Al-Monitor.

“It is not logical for families to remain in the open or pay rent because their homes have not been reconstructed yet. It is unacceptable to have overcrowded schools or destroyed factories whose workers have lost their jobs, while we are building luxurious mosques,” he noted.

Although Abu Samra recognized the importance of mosques, he argued that the large number of mosques in Gaza is reprehensible. “Every few meters you find a mosque, constructed at extremely high costs. This goes against the basic purpose of mosques,” he said. “The aesthetic appearance of mosques is important, but we must stay away from extravagance and luxury and take into consideration the residents’ situation and living conditions.”

 

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