I'm trying to find the anti-Israel angle here, ala that Cast Lead HuffPo comment "the narcotic is one thing the Israeli occupiers will allow to get smuggled thru the blockade. No accident, I am sure. Tear down the Apartheid Wall, you Israelicriminals!!" (sic)
Maybe Israel hasn't bombed Hamas's smuggling tunnels because they want to flood Gaza with so many goods that the Palestinians become decadent, neglecting their glorious resistance. Or maybe it's a plot to get them to sink their money into foodstuffs and luxury products, draining resources away from the glorious resistance. It definitely has something to do with the glorious resistance.
Anyway, this is exactly what Auschwitz was like:
Owners of the smuggling tunnels bordering the Gaza Strip and Egypt have been suffering from financial problems due to their tunnels' inactivity, according to Palestinian sources. The reason, it turns out, actually stems from the overall success of smuggling tunnels in Gaza. Hamas has recently set up 'legal' tunnels, which... are used to bring in merchandise intended for sale in markets, such as food products and home appliances. Palestinians believe that the overflow of goods caused a complete smuggling standstill in dozens of underground channels...The increase in merchandise in Gaza made prices sharply decrease, which seriously reduced the earnings from the 'illegal' smuggling industry... Under Hamas rule, hundreds of underground channels have been dug between Gaza and Egypt. The recent increase in smuggled goods in Gaza caused many factories to renew activity. Overall, if judging by the two most smuggled products - gasoline and cement - tunnel activity has actually caused Gaza to experience an economic reawakening.
"Economic reawakening" is only part of the story. Another part is that, between their tunnels and their Iranian-funded military, Hamas has become the second largest employer in the Gaza Strip (the PA, which pays its employees with the help of Obama's largess on behalf of US taxpayers, is number one). No word on whether Goldstone headscarves are Hamas-sanctioned products, but given these cretins' affinity for his blood libel they at the very least look the other way.
Anyway, I can't remember where I found these pictures. I'd guess either Carl or Elder. They were originally posted to PalToday last November (Google Translate). Again - it looks exactly like a Nazi death camp. The similarities are so eerie that you can't help but marvel at the level-headed objectivity of those "Jews = Nazis" smears so favored by the Islamic world and the Western left
There are even more pictures, mostly of livestock, at the full album page. I'm beginning to think that this whole "Gazans are starving to death" thing might be a little overblown. Of course these pictures could just be a Jewish conspiracy. You never know.
References:
* Breathless HuffPo Headline About Gazans Eating Grass Contradicted By Rest Of Headline, Linked Picture, Reality (Plus: Anti-Semitic Comments Ensue Anyway) [MR]
* 'Illegal' Gaza tunnel owners suffer as Hamas economy grows [Ha'aretz]
* Who are the new Hamas recruits in Gaza? [Ha'aretz]
* US Pledges $1B Stimulus Package... For Gaza [MR]
* Gaza gift shop markets 'Goldstone' headscarves [AP]
* From my / lens "Palestine Today" pick up Gazans scenes preparations for Eid al-Adha [PalToday]
Related Mere Rhetoric Categories:
* Palestinians
* Human Rights
* Anti-Israel Journalism
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