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Israeli energy company: Fuel cuts to Gaza implemented |
2007-10-28 |
Dor Alon, the Israeli energy company that sells fuel to Gaza, confirmed Sunday that it had received instructions from the Defense Ministry to reduce shipments. The confirmation followed a report by head of the Palestinian Fuel Agency, Mujahad Saalama, who said that on Saturday, a reduction of 40-50 percent was recorded in the supply of diesel fuel and that there was a decrease of 12% in fuel for the Gaza power station. Nevertheless, Lt. Shadi Yassin, spokesman for Israel's Coordination and Liaison Administration, denied that the planned power cuts had been implemented. "Defense Minister Ehud Barak has not given any order and therefore, there have been no cuts in supplies," he said in a statement. The reported fuel reduction move drew harsh condemnation from Palestinians in Gaza, which relies on Israel for almost all its fuel and gasoline and more than half of its electricity. "This is a serious warning to the people of the Gaza Strip. Their lives are now in danger," said Ahmed Ali, deputy director of Gaza's Petroleum Authority, which distributes Israeli fuel shipments to private Palestinian companies. "The hospitals, water pumping station and sewage will now be affected by the lack of fuel." |
Posted by:Fred |
#7 Great. Now what am I supposed to soak my Ammonia Nitrate in? The Israelis are really infringing on my civil rights. |
Posted by: danking70 2007-10-28 14:35 |
#6 "The hospitals, water pumping station, by the way - the sewage will not be affected, it will still be sewage, but now "what's shit in Gaza, stays in Gaza*" *apologies to Vegas |
Posted by: Frank G 2007-10-28 12:33 |
#5 Ask your Egyptian brothers for electricity. |
Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2007-10-28 12:06 |
#4 "Master Blaster runs Gaza Strip.! Embargo stays!" |
Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-10-28 11:55 |
#3 sewage will now be affected by the lack of fuel. This is one drill the Paleos have run before. I smell a quagmire coming. |
Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2007-10-28 11:38 |
#2 Look on the bright side, Gazans. You could just consider this as doing your part in the fight against global warming... |
Posted by: tu3031 2007-10-28 11:24 |
#1 The cognitive dissonance here is staggering. Don't the Paleos realize that if they killed all the Jews there would be no one to run the machines to provide them with electricity, fuel, and water and that the international aid would stop and most of them would starve? The Paleos are living proof that multiple generations on welfare depress the intellect and destroy the capability for rational thought. The Israelis should cut off all contact with Gaza and deport every Muslim from the West Bank and tell the Arabs to pound sand. |
Posted by: RWV 2007-10-28 11:14 |