Israel has a housing shortage and yet....
Israel has such a severe housing shortage that the government is cutting prices for certain land tenders - one of its biggest sources of income - by 50% in order to encourage building for first time home buyers.The government is also allowing 'building materials' to be supplied to another area. From where and at whose costs is unclear. The construction costs will be paid by 'our friends the Saudis' and by UNRWA. It's for Hamas in Gaza (Hat Tip: Shy Guy).
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) Wednesday reported initial Israeli agreement to facilitate completion of two large housing projects in Gaza, Kuwaiti news agency KUNA reported.I hope none of those materials is going to build bunkers for Hamas. Hmmm.
UNRWA said its delegation received the commitment in a meeting Tuesday with the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT), Major-General Eitan Dangot.
UNRWA media adviser Adnan abu Hasneh told KUNA that Maj.-Gen. Dangot relayed the promise to the delegation, and added that he hoped construction material would be brought into Gaza "quickly" to complete the projects "with all due haste." Abu Hasneh quoted the officer as saying the two projects, one in Khan Younis and the other in Rafiah, would receive "priority."
The projects came to a halt four years ago, after Hamas took over Gaza and Israel imposed a closure on the area. The closure includes a ban on importation of construction material that could also be used for terrorist purposes. This includes cement, steel, and gravel.
According to KUNA, the homes are intended to house "thousands of families whose homes had been destroyed during the Israeli attacks prior to pullout from Gaza."
Labels: Gaza construction, our friends the Saudis, UNRWA
posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 4:22 AM
2 Comments:
For Arabs but not for the Jews.
Whatever happened to Zionism?
What could go wrong indeed
I will post the same comment i posted in another thread involving UNRWA. - UNRWA is a terrible organization that should have been disbanded long ago. All they have done is used the money of free countries to help keep the palestinian arabs in bondage. What a disgrace the entire UN is.
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