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Closed Gaza banks put holiday at risk
Ali Waked
Published: 05.12.08, 10:22
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1. Do you expect sympathy?
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (12.05.08)
I don't think you'll get any. Most people I know would like to bomb Gaza off the face of the earth. But you can keep on printing this trash since it always cheers me up a bit to see Gazans get just a little of what they so amply deserve.
2. Cash shortage?
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (12.05.08)
Why doesn't Hamas print their own ''Islamic'' money? Why are they using ''Jewish'' money? They could print money using the Danish cartoons of Mohamed. Then they could have an excuse to riot. Another solution - why not use Iranian money? But with the price of oil dropping daily, maybe Iran doesn't have any money to spare. What about Egyptian money? You mean Egypt won't help their Muslim brothers or is that Muslim Brotherhood? Why are we sending them money anyway? Who's stupid idea is this? Olmert? Livni? Barak? Peres? I would list more stupid people in our gov't. but I think Ynet has a limit on how long a talkback can be.
3. Terrorism supercedes their holidays,their religion
Shulem ,   Netanya   (12.05.08)
their humanity All that matters is killing Jews They prefer to go hungry cold and live in misery as long as thy can keep killing Jews! Olmert and his pack of self serving fools encourage this behavior by rel;easing prisoners with blood on their hands
4. GO GET YOUR OWN CURRENCY!
(12.05.08)
5. gee, golly, gosh
larry ,   chicago   (12.05.08)
No money, oh my gosh or golly, what can we do to help them? We gatta show the world that we are better than them. We gatta send 'em money. Poor people over there, only have money to pay for terror. But don't despair, Gaza residents, Super Jew Barak is on the way. He will save you at the same time he is bashing in Jewish heads he will send in fresh Jewish money. Don't worry Gaza residents, you will have money to by more sophisticated weapons. Uncle Barak will help you, trust him.
6. Great news , made my day!
Petra ,   usa   (12.05.08)
It will only get worse for the 'pals' the economy is sinking and so are their finances. Watch and see the 'pledges' of support as the economy worsens. They've made their bed...
7. Gaza Blues ,No (Johnny) Cash
Lawrence Tendler ,   Safed Israel   (12.05.08)
Woke up one morning ,feeling down, Fired some rockets at Sderot town,now I've got the blues,because of those damn Jews,'cause thems I like to bash...and that's why I aint got no cash....
8. help ease situation?
susie ,   London, UK   (12.05.08)
Wouldn't this be a chance for Isarel to intervene and show at least some goodwill ? Ease the blockade, for God's, or at least humanity's, sake!
9. #8 Susie, London UK - Send them your credit cards.
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (12.05.08)
You're a humanitarian - send them YOUR money. Better yet, how about if we send you all the Gazans. They'll love London. You can put them up in YOUR house. Be careful though, they might throw you out. That's what they do to infidels.
10. #8Show some good will?They elected hamass as their govt.Now
let hamass take care ,   of them!Rueben   (12.05.08)
11. #9 Terry Let's Organise A Whip-round
Lawrence Tendler ,   Safed Israel   (12.05.08)
I will supply the Whips...
12. Hamas and Islamic terror attacks put Jewish lives at risk!
The Doc ,   Haifa, Israel   (12.05.08)
13. # 8 Let Me Take You By The Hand
Lawrence Tendler ,   Safed Israel   (12.05.08)
And lead you through the streets of London,I'll show you something to make you change your mind(R.McTell).I would like to take you by your hand and show you how some of the poor people live here in Israel.Soup Kitchens by the Thousand,second-hand clothes left by Rubbish skips...I could go on but it would be overkill.I am actually one of the few on this forum to genuinely sympathise with the plight of arabs in Gaza.I am sure I would be most upset and appalled by their poverty.Their suffering does not make me happier ,au contraire my friend au contraire but they do not help themselves.Stop the bloody Rockets and life would be easier for them,no violence =no fences.Live and let live,as Yitzhak Rabin liked to say.
14. # 8 I Almost Forgot.Free Shalit.NOW.
Lawrence Tendler ,   Safed Israel   (12.05.08)
15. # 8 What Is The Definition Of Chutspah?
Lawrence Tendler ,   Safed Israel   (12.05.08)
Taking a crap on somebodys' Doorstep, ringing their doorbell and asking for Toilet Paper...While Gazans are regularly firing lethal Rockets at Israeli civilians,designed to kill and injure,they can expect scant sympathy and aid from Israelis.
16. # 8 Susie The Blockade
Lawrence Tendler ,   Safed Israel   (12.05.08)
I think is counter-productive,apart from preventing weapons which is a good thing.Please read the article above carefully,it states that the Bank of Israel has recently transferred hundreds of millions of Shekels to gaza .That is not exactly small change.If anybody is ripping these poor suckers off it is NOT Israel but their own corrupt lowlife leaders.Would you keep helping somebody who kept smashing you in your face? I only wish the Bank of Israel would transfer hundreds of millions of shekels to me .In the current economic climate they will not lend zilch..
17. closed gaza banks
elliot ,   usa   (12.05.08)
i thought they didn't have interest anyway.who cares?they are hamas?
18. Now they did to run out of other items
Gee ,   Zikron Yaakov   (12.05.08)
Why in the world are we supplying terrorists with anything? Perhaps the IDF should get their old out of date rocket launchers and spare ammo out of storage and set them up in Sderot and let the people decide what they want to give them.
19. #8 I Tend To Agree
Lawrence Tendler ,   Safed Israel   (12.05.08)
I think that people in Gaza should be helped ,where possible.I don't agree in keeping anybody poor .But they also should take responsibility for their own lives .Israel ,after all did pull out of Gaza.
20. #8 Susie - We learned our lesson from the last time. No thnx
meir elazar   (12.05.08)
We learned our lesson after the last time. In Disengagement we left Gaza and what did the terrorists do? They began shoot Qassams at us from the very places that we left behind. They destroyed the synagogues and desecrated them. They even destroyed the hothouses that could have brought in millions of dollars. They don't give a damn about their own people and are compulsively driven to try to murder us or at learn practice on Fattah when they can't succeed in murdering us. They also kidnap foreign aid workers, journalists, and try to kidnap Israelis such as Shalit. When USA sent people to give out Fulbright scholarships to gifted PA kids, they attacked them as well killing three Americans. So far PALs have been kicked out of multiple countries (Jordan, Lebanon, etc.) and when they do reside in an Arab country, they are contained in refugee camps because no one wants them. THEY ARE TROUBLEMAKERS. So Susie, if you want to be kind, why don't YOU take them in and get some real first hand experience of what it is really like to deal with these animals?
21. #8 suzie: gaza has a border with egypt
trumpeldor ,   eurabia   (12.05.08)
We have no obligations toward them
22. You want humanity Susie? Tell HAMAS to release Gilad Shalit
Jacob Blues ,   New York City   (12.05.08)
We're coming up on 900 days of captivity here. Food, fuel, medicine, cash, etc. But HAMAS can hold Israeli citizens under threat of death for over two years. While we're at it, they can stop shooting rockets at Israeli civilians in Sderot and now Ashkalon!! Goodwill is a two-way street. It's time for HAMAS and the Palestinians of Gaza to realize that as well.
23. HEY SUSIE, DID BRITAIN SENT MONEY TO GERMANY DURING THE BLIT
Jorge ,   Tegucigalpa   (12.06.08)
Or fuel or cement or medicines or grain or cooking oil or electricity, etc. If they have rockets and mortar shells, that they aim at Israels civilians on a daily basis, then, they must have enough money to buy them.
24. You're a doozy, Susie
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25. Why don't Gazans go begging to the US gov't
USA   (12.06.08)
Our idiot gov't officials over here will offer to bail out just about anybody with a heartbeat.
26. question for ya...
nikki   (12.06.08)
lawrence and terry- thank you. if it wasnt for your many posts on here, i would be clueless about what is really going on in Israel and those that surround it. Media tends to be on the side of the government, even when that government is corrupt. One thing I dont understand, if barak did illegal things and was convicted? uh why isnt he in jail and why in the world is he still talking for "his" people? Isnt he a criminal? correct me if i am wrong. thanks for your time.
27. #7 I LOVED YOUR TUNED!!!! (END)
ILYSE ,   USA   (12.06.08)
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