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Hamas says Turkey to send fuel to end Gaza electricity crisis, arrests hundreds of protesters
[IsraelTimes] Strip’s Islamist rulers reportedly detain hundreds in bid to quell days of protests over chronic power shortages.Hamas, a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth", leader Ismail Haniyeh ...became Prime Minister after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank... said Saturday that ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... has pledged to send large amounts of fuel to the Gazoo Strip in an effort to end the crippling electricity shortage in the Paleostinian enclave, which has sparked rare public protests. Gazoo’s Hamas rulers have detained hundreds of people in recent days in an effort to quell the protests that have rocked the Strip. In a blurb, Haniyeh said the deal for the emergency assistance from Ankara was struck after days of "extensive efforts" to end the power crisis. The diesel fuel would help re-open Gazoo’s sole power plant, which supplies electricity to some 2.2 million Paleostinian residents of the Strip. Haniyeh is also expected to meet with Qatar ...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates... i leaders in the coming days to discuss long-term solutions to the regular electricity shortages in Gazoo. The Paleostinian territory is currently experiencing the worst electricity shortage in years, with power supplied to households only three to four hours a day in a cold winter. A handful of deaths have been blamed on the cold weather in recent days. In rare shows of dissent, Gazoo residents in recent weeks have staged spontaneous demonstrations, including marching at night with torches to demand more electricity. On Thursday, thousands of protesters in northern Gazoo marched to the local headquarters of the Hamas-run electricity company, in one of the largest unauthorized protests in the territory since the terrorist group seized power nearly a decade ago. Hamas has shown little tolerance for dissent, and it moved quickly to contain Thursday’s demonstration. Security forces dispersed the protesters violently, with shots had gun sex and a number of journalists beaten up. Over the weekend Hamas detained hundred of protest organizers, but the actions seem to have had little success, with further protests planned. On Wednesday, Hamas tossed in the slammer Please don't kill me! a local comedian who made a viral video lamenting the power shortages during the cold winter season. Life has become increasingly difficult for Gazoo’s 2 million residents, who are squeezed into the tiny coastal territory. Hamas’s violent takeover a decade ago triggered a border blockade by Israel and Egypt that, among other things, sharply aggravated power shortages. But the more immediate cause of the crisis appears to be the split between Hamas and the Paleostinian Authority, the internationally recognized Paleostinian leadership which governs the West Bank. Hamas seized control of Gazoo from Fatah, which dominates the PA, in a near civil war in 2007. The two factions have been unable to form a unity government and have been in dispute over tax bills on fuel imports. Another reason Gazoo energy authorities have so little funding is unpaid bills. Nearly 70 percent of households do not pay their electricity bills, either because of poverty or due to lack of collection, the UN estimates. Turkey to provide Gaza with 15,000 tons of diesel fuel [Ynet] The Energy Authority in the Gazoo Strip has reported that ...the only place on the face of the earth that misses the Ottoman Empire.... has offered to transfer 15 thousand tons of diesel fuel to help resolve the power crisis plaguing the Gazoo Strip since the beginning of the month. A Paleostinian source said that the deputy leader of Hamas, the well-beloved offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood,, Ismail Haniyeh ...became Prime Minister after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank... , helped negotiate the deal. Posted by: trailing wife 2017-01-15 |
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