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Israel-Palestine-Jordan
De facto Gaza police impose ban on public sale of cigarettes
2008-07-14
Ma'an - The de facto police in the Gaza strip issued an order on Sunday to prevent the sale of cigarettes in public places especially on crossroads.

In many ares of Palestine on any busy street corner, youths can be found selling small packs of cigarettes, gum or candy, to passersby. The worry, it seems, is for the safety of the children hanging out near high-trafic areas.

Media spokesperson of de facto Hamas police Islam Shahwan said that police will give street vendors selling cigarettes 48 hours to remove their stalls and merchandise or they will be confiscated. He called on the traders to consider the interest of their people.
Gonna cut into the lucrative trade for the tunnel-rats ...
Posted by:Fred

#6  They seem intent on making life as useless and bereft of the smallest pleasure as they can.
Posted by: bigjim-ky   2008-07-14 16:39  

#5  Anybody here remember the cigarette machines that were in restaurants, bars, gas stations, and lots of other places? You have to go to a store here, too.
Posted by: Deacon Blues   2008-07-14 15:34  

#4  When I quit, it was about six months before I stopped starting all my sentences with "Godammit!"
Posted by: Fred   2008-07-14 11:55  

#3  Not a good idea. Cigarettes are one of the last remaining pleasures of the people in that Hell on Earth, and they will be ready to kill to keep them.
Posted by: Anonymoose   2008-07-14 09:56  

#2  Sounds like somebody wouldn't pay a bribe.
Posted by: McZoid   2008-07-14 09:10  

#1  "If you want cigarettes, you should buy them in the store belonging to the Chief of Police."
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2008-07-14 05:51  

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