Thursday, 22nd October 2009
The humanitarian crisis in Gaza
10:11pm
Those who still think Gaza is starving under the tyrannical Israeli blockade (sic) will not be interested to read this by Taghreed el Khodary in the New York Times, under the headline
...Goods Flood Gaza’s Tunnels, Turning Border Area Into a Shopping Mecca
RAFAH, Gaza — Dusty sacks filled with cans of Coca-Cola were being loaded onto trucks by young boys, headed for supermarkets in Gaza City. Thousands of motorcycles were lined up on display in a nearby stadium, ranging in price from $2,000 to $10,000.
At Nijma market, refrigerators, flat-screen televisions, microwaves, air-conditioners, generators and ovens filled the tents, all at inflated prices, having been spirited into this town on the border with Egypt through tunnels under the sand. Some Gazans have even purchased cars smuggled in parts into the
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