Deja vu all over again: 'Blackout' in Gaza
Gaza has shut down its power plant once again claiming that Israel has not delivered enough fuel to run it. But this time, even Al-AP isn't buying it completely.An IDF spokesman said Saturday that Israel didn't deliver as much fuel as planned to Gaza this week because Palestinian terrorists attacked the crossing used to deliver it. He said he did not know when fuel supplies to the power plant would resume.They shouldn't starve this time no matter what: Egypt has opened the Rafah border crossing for another three-day shopping spree.
The plant has shut down before, citing fuel shortages, but Israel delivered fuel the following day.
It was not immediately clear if the privately owned power station had actually run out of fuel Saturday or whether it was shut down to pressure Israel to deliver fuel. [Ya think? CiJ]
Government spokesman David Baker denied Israel was to blame for the blackout.
"Israel continues to supply fuel and vital humanitarian goods to Gaza," Baker said. "There is no logical reason for this fuel plant to be shut down. This is another example of Hamas orchestrating an artificial crisis for its own political aims and once again Hamas is showing a complete disregard for the welfare of the Palestinian people."
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 2:05 AM
1 Comments:
Israel cannot protect a Bedouin mother from a terror reprisal for participating in an Independence Day event but it can move heaven and earth to ensure the Hamas enemy gets fuel and light. That's the definition of "meshuggeneh."
Post a Comment
<< Home