Maariv correspondent Amit Cohen reports in today's edition that many Gazans exploited the lack of familiarity of Egyptians with Israeli currency and paid for goods with play money."During the disengagement 100 and 200 [fake] Shekel notes were distributed in the Gaza Strip and sold to children," explain Marwan, a Gaza resident. "I saw with my own eyes how people exploited the heavy pressure and paid Egyptian traders with this money. On the third day the Egyptians already learned to check the currency." Marwan told Cohen that other Gazans paid with counterfeit dollars.
Issa, another Gazan told Cohen that the Egyptians sold food that was beyond
its expiration date.
| I wouldn't put it past the Gazooks but this isn't confirmed. |