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Gaza: 5-star hotel opens amid poverty
Associated Press
Published: 09.08.11, 16:32
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1. So THAT'S where all the foreign aid goes!
Vlad   (08.09.11)
2. It looks like an average US Motel with less rooms
Marco ,   Spain   (08.09.11)
3. Trust me Marco, this is not average
Ron ,   Tel Aviv   (08.10.11)
My friend from Gaza works in this hotel and has sent me pictures. It rivals the best 5 stars I've seen in the US or Israel. You must have some really special hotels in Spain.
4. $47 million.
Racheli ,   Yavne   (08.10.11)
Just think what that could do for the people living there...
5. and US texpayers' monies goes into poor "starving" gaza
mary of Bethany ,   singapore   (08.10.11)
gaza has 5-star hotels, mega shopping malls, amazing exotic animals zoo.... and still depending on the Nanny US to solving the starving problem. while America has to rise the Debt ceiling, credit rating drop to AA+, now WHO is the poor ones here! and there are still beggars dying on the street of America during winter! so Americans can stay "free-of-charge" in these 5 stars hotels?
6. Hope that this stands as a symbol of
Sammy ,   Newcastle   (08.10.11)
the sheer ineptitude corruption nepotism egotism greed treachery cynicism that is Hamas who would rather subjugate Gaza by persisting and prolonging conflict with Israel than sit down for meaningful talks But unfortunately Haniyeh doesnt pull all the strings. In the background Pretty Boy Mashaal who apart from his coiferred looks and his swanky lifestyle his first loyalty is NOT to Palestinians but to his generous Paymaster Ahmadinejad This grand empty Hotel stands each and every day as a symbol to Gaza that Hamas are more interested to sanction a Hotel that no Gazan can afford - just for cynical political reasons - than build agriculture, industry, roads, hospitals and most importantly discard the perpetuation of the notion of Israels destruction and start to negotiate a peace with Israel
7. Bombs Away!
Alister   (08.10.11)
A nice shiny hotel for Israel to bomb :)
8. #7 Alister
macktheknife   (08.10.11)
Take the next chance you get Israel and let the Haniyeh, Maschal and the Apeman from Iran know, once and for all, what Israel can do! Don't even think about it.
9. What, no belly dancers ?
Frank   (08.10.11)
All this luxury in Gaza, cutesy of America's largess ( broke? ), the EU, the UN, so that their " workers " in tailored suits, shiny limos have a place to rest after a hard day's work. It's only a few billions $ (mostly stolen ) by arab potentates, tyrants, dictators, would be kings, and maybe for Assad a place to stay ?. Arab logic ; while the people live in abject poverty, the well-off continue their normal activities IE: donkeys, empty pools, no 'booze' (openly'), no bikinis, no pork chops. Modern, 21st century islam in all it's splendor
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