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Saudi contractors afraid to visit Gaza
Doron Peskin
Published: 18.02.09, 15:30
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1. None of the terrorists go to school.
Steven Wilson ,   Anchorage, Alaska   (02.18.09)
They can't figure out how to plug a radio into a light socket. They are to busy reading explosive manuals. Job application.....what can you do? I can blow up stuff real good. I've never built anything. Don't know how.
2. Translation: Even Saudis wish Israel had completed the job.
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, DC USA   (02.18.09)
Hamas is still around, in charge, and a threat even to their Arab "brothers". Even they wanted Israel to finish the job and destroy Hamas. They just can't say it.
3. Do not worry Turkish contractors will be there!
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (02.18.09)
4. NO construction until Shalit is freed.
Bunnie Meyer ,   Los Angeles, CA USA   (02.19.09)
5. take care.
David ,   USA, exile   (02.19.09)
Be very wary Saudis. Hamas will herd your contractors into a building, fire a rocket at Yisra'el and draw their fire. You will be killed and then you will be at war with Yisra'el or you will condemn Yisra'el in the UN and accuse them of war crimes.
6. al-Atas hit the nail on the head
Zvi   (02.19.09)
While HAMAS plays games, shoots rockets at Israeli towns, holds Shalit prisoner without access by the Red Cross/Red Crescent, steals from the UN, murders its opponents, etc. there will be no peace in Gaza or with Gaza, and while there is no peace, nobody in their right mind will want to go into Gaza to help rebuild.
7. "not safe yet"
jerusalem   (02.19.09)
it was never "safe" from the beginning
8. #3 Saudis are smart. Turks not too smart.
Elly ,   Vienna, Austria   (02.19.09)
This proves that the Saudis are smart and that the Turks are not too smart. The rockets will start again, the new projects destroyed and Turks in Gaza in grave danger.
9. no suject !just comment
eli koren ,   tel aviv   (02.19.09)
of-couse why no?! suadi please sent your contractors to Gaza strip and we will kick them ass too!!
10. construction
zechariah   (02.20.09)
Why cannot hamas learn to build not destroy . The arabs had their chances in the 1930s for a fair split of the land to save the jews of europe but violently refused .
11. 1 Billion ya king!
m7md ,   riyadh-ksa   (02.20.09)
with This amount, we can build a whole city, or give it to the poor in Saudi Arabia,ya king these bloodsuckers, Israelis, Palestinians are not our business,Enough is Enough
12.  "ADVICE":INVEST IN ISRAEL,ITS SAFER
ROLAND SEENER ,   LONDON ENGLAND   (02.20.09)
13. I billion and how many dead or kipnapped?
Petra ,   USA   (02.21.09)
Gaza's birthright, death and kidnapping. Enjoy!
14. A barrel of oil
Arie ,   BaGolan   (02.21.09)
The house of saud is willing to pay the families of "shaheeds" US$25000 each to get their kids to blow themselves up (does not include the cost of the concomitant 72 virgins -quran does NOT say what species or sex-which in muslim lands are not all that expensive) but their contractors are too afraid to visit the land of those that feel $25000 is a good price. Hell of an investment policy.
15. saudis are afraid to rebuild gaza
shuli ,   london   (02.21.09)
to 3, first care for the kurdish people in turkey,fix your big problem with the kurds,only after,offer to help for other countries. israel for ever...islam never.
16. Hamas still launching kassams
Cynthia ,   USA   (02.22.09)
Foolish to rebuild when Hamas may once again cause the area to be torn up. Anyway, Hamas has plenty of money and an abundance of unemployed, unskilled Palestinian laborers. Iran can send civil engineers instead of weapons. Let them rebuild Gaza.
17. Saudi contractors
Yonatan ,   Jerusalem   (02.22.09)
give the job to bin ladin he comes from a saudi contractors family
18. Saudi King: lots of money - not too much brains
Scott ,   Sunshine Coast, Aust   (02.22.09)
Why would anybody want to try and rebuild Gaza? Right now? Why? This guy is stupid. As others have mentioned - and its clearly the case - Israel will undoubtedly be operating in Gaza again soon - and that's the end of the new buildings! So much money just wasted on these filthy scum.
19. We don't admit about hamas.
Farsh Ali ,   saudi,Jeddah   (02.25.09)
Our country too is not happy with hamas they are not committed to their words and have done tremendous atrocity to people of palestine. However we don't admit since palestinians are our real brothers compared to 'jews' as our step brother. Hamas is more controlled by Iranian since sheikhs of saudi have more time for oil and making money. Saudis need to get more serious and closer to Hamas to understand their way of handling all the funds instead of using funds on tunnel smuggling. Committee from saudi should be set for managing the transfer of funds.
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