Egypt’s crackdown on tunnels used by smugglers in Gaza have wrecked havoc on its economy. Unemployment has risen to more than double that of the West Bank. At the same time, costs are rising steeply. Since Egypt’s crackdown in August, cement prices have nearly tripled. Dependent on taxes on tunnels for half its revenues, Hamas is now virtually insolvent.
At first glance, the Gaza-Egypt border still appears to be humming, with dozens of Palestinian tunnelers working tirelessly. The workers are not busy transporting goods, however. They are transferring mud that poured in after Egyptian bombings triggered landslides.
“Around 5% of the tunnels are working,” says Abu Ahmed, the owner of two tunnels who is overseeing their restoration.
{Matzav.com Israel News Bureau}
and where does the millions of dollars coming from our hard earned american tax dollars given to them go??? It’s amazing how the powers that be are so blind to the situation
we have extensive experience in masonry. if anyone needs our services or just heimish advice please contact us @gazanviewpit.com
it should have stated “wreaked havoc”, not wrecked havoc. halevai that it would wreck havoc. that would be a great invention
i thought that they didn’t have an economy. how does economy grow in such infertile tunnels with no sun to boot?
why don’t you scratch your own head?
all of these crocodile tears are leaving me with no hair to scratch.
1-4 get back on my meds
Thanks for the tip ,dude.
where do they pick up those levis? i heard they go for a pretty pnny on the black market!
This massive undertaking is an effort with sinister undertones. a nuanced analysis of how much havoc it would wreck is staggering in its very infancy. in the embrionic stages which are nascent we begin to sense trends that portend to future intricate designs. see debka for a more thorough breakdown of the collateral damage predicted by caving in tunnels on an already stunted economy let alone on the morale of this amoral people.submission to this backbreaking yet tireless labor of spewed hate has to have seismic repercussions on a local if not a global hegemony.
does anyone know why cement prices have tripled? this sounds like price gouging!
do they hum arabic tunes or egyptian anthems?
What was the unemployment ratio with the west bank prior to the crackdown? can this have anything to do with the fact that there is a crackdown ?
the article doesn’t say anythiong about how the mud is being transferred, just what its source is. any reason for the ommision?
omission
Abu Ahmed seems to have his hands full.
Just curious. did someone from Matzav go into the tunnels to watch the proceedings? if not, do you have a reliable source? the numbers don’t seem to add up if you do a simple google search on global cement prices!
Hamas’s virtual insolvency is merely that; virtual. they have a steady revenue source ; in fact several, ranging from american mosques to iran to egyptian warlords to russian underworld kings to chinese sleeper cells. don’t kid yourself.
this might be the story of the year! triple in price and double unemployment. maybe we can find a quadruple!
this guy abu ahmed doesn’t sound frum so is he a source you should be quoting?
this guy abu ahmed doesn’t sound frum so is he a source you should be quoting?
that is not so nice of egypt. they are lansman after all. lo saamod!vehamaven yaveen! nuff daid.
mybe unicef can send humanitarian aids?
have never met anyone tunnel tirelessly. are the Gazans superhuman?
i have never met anyone tunnel tirelessly. are the Gazans superhuman?
Stopping the tunnels loses no esteem. They are not always higher in their payment to charity when they are hill deep in their own economy of trying to remove the hope of better living from their own problem. In most cases, a tunnel might be freedom but with the men and women who call themselves palestinians and want to destroy the future of a sovereign nation based on freedom and integrity, these tunnels are just a hair pin romance with the incongruent dream of lost shelter and lost application. They do not have liberty. They have defeat. And it is very poor.
i agree 100 percent with #26. he always says it like it is! bravo