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Gazans lost big with tunnel investments
Doron Peskin
Published: 20.02.09, 08:48
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1. LOL
Alon K. ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (02.20.09)
Damn funny. Stupid fools. Gotta love how the Islamists will say something is "against Islamic law" when it suits them. Of course, before the tunnels were destroyed, it was all for the cause, against al Yehud. Look, I know it says its ok to lie to the infidels, but lying to their own people? Bad terrorists!!!
2. next time....
(02.20.09)
invest in Teva. They have a proven track record.
3. Israel in control of the Egypt-Gaza border crossing.
Jean Van Daem ,   Tel Aviv   (02.20.09)
Israel should make no concessions to Hamas. The Egypt-Gaza border crossing should be exclusively under the control of Israel. The only second possibility should be the free choice of the inhabitant of Gaza to emigrat to other Arab countries (most of these countries are not very populated and can easily integrate them). The time has come for these people to stop with politics and terrorism and search for a solution for their families based on well-being and peace. That is the real solution as explained at : http://xrl.us/bi5c8
4. Hardly the starving Pals we thought eh?
Gil ,   Tel Aviv   (02.20.09)
They are able to round up $480M even if its 10% of that figure, 5% its a hell of a lot of money.... and they are supposed to be "starving". I don't know who to feel sorry for the most. The gullable Pals who donated all this money for tunnelling investment or the Europeans who think they are starving.
5. How much a kassam cost when hits Israeli buildings?
Tayfun_Turkey   (02.20.09)
50 000 USD 100 000 USD? Then at single kassam or grad smuggled to Gaza, it pays itself very fast! Very profitable indeed you just need to see where profit lays!
6. What actually is "starving"
meg ,   Israel   (02.20.09)
Seeing the pics from Gaza, no one looks like they are starving...pics from Dafur,eg... now thats starvation. . Oh no, can just see it now, Gazan investors open lawsuit on IDF for finacial losses due to destruction of tunnels!!!!!!
7. Makes you wonder
EY ,   Haifa   (02.20.09)
how people in a place where 65% of the population lives on UN handouts manages to come up with tens, hundreds of thousands of dollars to invest in smuggling tunnels. A "vegetable vendor" can find $56,000 by selling his property? Whom did he sell it to? Onassis? According to "reliable" sources like the British Guardian, there are between 500 and 600 tunnel. 500 times $100,000 is more money than I could count in a lifetime, where did those poor starving "under siege," "blockaded" Gazans get it from? And that is apparently disposable income. Gevalt!
8. Yes, supposed to be "at their last gasp"
Nudnik   (02.20.09)
World's #1 whingers, troublemakers - damn liars. " The poor, oppressed Palestinians, butter would not melt in their mouths".
9. israel should reimburst those poor palis
svietka from shomron   (02.20.09)
and pay them reparations in damages-after all, if those evil israelis wouldnt bomb the tunnels-the peaceful trade industry of vegies and food that was brought through the tunnels(oh ye, and brides and ammon-but thats a tiny part)would still be thriving. I say israel owes those investors millions in reparations!
10. #3: i want to emigrate to israel
Jalal ,   Gaza   (02.20.09)
why we cannt live and work in israel about 1 million palestinian want to emigrate to israel our bad life is israel responsibility not arab responsibility
11. Dont worry Pals-Business is caving in all over World
Alan ,   SA   (02.20.09)
12. They should have invested their money
jason white ,   afula,israel   (02.20.09)
with bernie.Same return.
13. I'm so sorry for their loss
Ruth ,   Boston, USA   (02.20.09)
14. these "poor" palestinians have more money than me!
david ,   new york   (02.20.09)
I don't have $50K to burn. how come they get handouts and i don't?
15. #10, you're joking?!
david ,   new york   (02.20.09)
you want to kill every jew in israel but you're upset that they don't want to invite you to their country??? such psychosis can only make sense to a palestinian from gaza.
16. To # 3 Jean
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (02.20.09)
The problem is that NO Arab country wants them . Egypt did'nt allow them in from 1948 to 67 when they occupied gaza . In Kuwait they could not have their own business , only 49 % of it . And in every country where they set up "refugee" camps , they were used as an anti Israel weapon . They were not allowed to integrate .
17. Small investor?
ChanahS ,   Israel   (02.20.09)
Abdulla invested $56,000 and he is one of the "small investors"? The entire Gaza story seems to be one big scam. To Jalal: You guys hate us, why would you want to live with us? You have your own goernment that you voted for - Hamas is responsible for your welfare, your lives, whther you succeed or fail.
18. "from mouth to ear?
ChanahS ,   Israel   (02.20.09)
"Isn't htat supposed to be "by word of mouth" in English?
19. what a sad, sad society, if
(02.20.09)
one can call these palestinians a society. sad sad people!
20. Well of course they have tons of $$ to invest
William ,   Israel   (02.20.09)
When you take food, electricity, gas, and healthcare out of their budget they have tons of cash left over. Those are the most expensive items in a family budget. Plus, don't forget the money that comes every so often from Hamas or Fatah wishing to buy their loyalty. However, don't worry - after this fiasco the UN will announce that 105% of Gazans need humanitarian aid.
21. #10 - Or you could just build your own economy, idiot
William ,   Israel   (02.20.09)
Why should Israel give you a job? Are we your welfare office? You had the fastest growing economy in the late 1990s and threw it away on the off chance you could destroy Israel in an intifada. Like this investment scam, you bet on the wrong horse...again. After I saw how Pals are treated in Arab countries, how your own leaders forbade you to leave refugee camps, how every chance for peace was thwarted by an Islamist group who wanted to ethnically cleanse the region of Jews - the fault for your life falls squarely on the Arabs - and yourselves for being such racist tools. Arabs do this in their own countries with their own poor that they keep pissed off and radicalized for a future agenda. You're just one of many, dummies, and can't stand Israel moved forward for 60 years rather than wallow in filth.
22. WTF, $56,000 and still starving?!
AK ,   Holy Bahrain   (02.21.09)
OMG, on Aljazeera they told us that there was no wheat for bread, that they were eating bird food .... I thought there was a humanitarian crisis. I guess one cannot believe everything they air on t.v. these days.
23. LOL - Bad Terrorists!
D   (02.21.09)
24. #3, why are you our responsibility?
Danny   (02.21.09)
It is amazing, on one hand the Palestinians whine about Israelis being here and when we try to wash our hands of you like we did in Gaza you whine about that too. Surely the 1 million Palestinians don't want to live "terrorist", "apartheid" Israel.
25. #10 You can actually work in Israel without coming to Israel
Zohan ,   Tel Aviv   (02.21.09)
I mean work for Israel as an informer.. very handsome paid too. I'll get my agent to contact you
26. People all over the world lost money
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (02.21.09)
why should they be the only to make money ? They made a bad investment . Had they invested in peace , they had maybe earned something
27. # 10 Why don't any of your arab brothers take you in?
Petra ,   USA   (02.21.09)
Israel has had enough bombs, suicide bombers to last 3 lifetimes. You must be insane. YOUR ACTIONS CAUSED THE BLOCKADE."HAPPY? NOT HAPPY? WHO SHIVS A GET? Pals are expendable by their brothers and the IDF after 8,000 rockets of "LET ME WORK IN ISRAEL" were counted. POOR DUMB BASTARD! EVER THINK OF RECOGNIZING ISRAEL?
28. # 10 Why don't any of your arab brothers take you in?
Petra ,   USA   (02.21.09)
Israel has had enough bombs, suicide bombers to last 3 lifetimes. You must be insane. YOUR ACTIONS CAUSED THE BLOCKADE."HAPPY? NOT HAPPY? WHO SHIVS A GET? Pals are expendable by their brothers and the IDF after 8,000 rockets of "LET ME WORK IN ISRAEL" were counted. POOR DUMB BASTARD! EVER THINK OF RECOGNIZING ISRAEL?
29. To #10; You want your own country or Israel?
(02.21.09)
If you don't remember, you were allowed to work and even have vacations in Israel before the first intifada and the terror attacks. Moshe Dayan made sure you guys are treated well in Israel but you started with terror attacks and demanded your own country. Here, Israel left and you now have Gaza strip so start building a country instead of thinking about working in Israel.
30. #10 VOTE HAMAS OUT ( if you can)
Petra ,   USA   (02.21.09)
they hold you captive and your terror sealed the deal. Why work in Israel? Why not in Gaza? OH! that's right your rockets and mortars weren't 'goodwill offerings' now, were they? Has Hamas stolen all your $$$ too? Face it, Hamas has you right where they want you. Dead, dying no homes and they steal your blankets, meds and food. This is your famous freedom fighters? We call them your thugs, cruel captors. DId they take everything from you? You voted for them.
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