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Israeli companies win UN bids to reconstruct Gaza, angering Palestinians
Palestinian Contractors Union forbids members to collaborate with Israelis A number of Israeli companies have recently won UN tenders for reconstruction projects in the Gaza Strip, enraging Palestinian contractors who claim they were outbid by the country that destroyed their infrastructure. More than three years after Israel inflicted widespread damage on the infrastructure of the Gaza Strip during Operation Cast Lead, an offensive aimed at curtailing relentless Hamas rocket fire into Israel, two Israeli companies won bids issued by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to construct water plants in Gaza, London-based daily Al-Quds Al-Arabi reported Thursday. Osama Kahil, deputy head of the Palestinian Contractors Union, told the daily that a number of Israeli companies have contacted contractors in Gaza offering them half of the bids' revenue to execute the projects. "It is unreasonable for the Israeli occupation to be rewarded for its destruction of Gaza's economy," Kahil told Al-Quds Al-Arabi. "It waged a relentless war on our livelihood, and now our markets are being opened to its companies." Kahil said his union sent letters to all contractors in Gaza, warning them against cooperation with Israeli companies. Posted by: tipper 2012-05-25 |
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