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| Egyptians grow weary of Gazans |
| 2008-01-29 |
| Aw, geez, funny how that always seems to happen. Gypos must have overdosed on all the sweetness and light the Palis bring along with them wherever they roam... RAFAH, Egypt - Egyptian shopkeeper Safwat Hammad's shelves are empty and he is frustrated over the influx of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who crossed the breached border with Gaza in the past week. Hammad and many other residents of Egyptian towns along the Gaza border are increasingly disgruntled, not only with the Gazans and their Hamas rulers but with their own government. They are warning that chaos is brewing and demanding the crisis be resolved quickly. Tune in again next week for "Where Gazans Go, Chaos Folllows"... Hamas militants blew the border open Jan. 23 to release the pressure of a six-month Israeli blockade of Gaza. Egypt has since been struggling to regain control of it. For seven days, Palestinians have flooded unchecked into Egypt, buying food, fuel and supplies made scarce in Gaza by the long closures. On the Egyptian side of Rafah, a town that the border had divided, many gas stations have run out of fuel and grocery stores are short on food. Hammad, 26, said he restocked his store twice this week but ran out of items to sell Tuesday. "They are buying everything," he said of the Palestinians. "God forbid, they will also buy the air and we will not be able to breathe." Ya mean ya don't wanna be responsible for them? I'm not feeling the Arab brotherly love here, Hammad... Gazans spent hundreds of millions of dollars over the past week, cleaning out the stores in Egyptian Rafah and the nearby town of El-Arish. Geez, I thought they were...broke? Maybe UNRWA can hit them up for a loan... They scooped up just about anything they could get their hands on — diesel fuel, cement, cigarettes, washing powder, electrical appliances, car batteries, medicines and even exotic birds for pets. The Jooooos keep exotic birds from us! dearth to them!! The Egyptians were eager at first to make a buck from the Palestinians but now they want the crisis wrapped up. Some Egyptians complained the Palestinians drove prices up sharply and bought their goods, at times turning around and reselling them down the street at much higher prices. They outArabed us, godammit!!! Others even claimed they had been robbed.Standing in the middle of a Rafah street in mud-covered sandals, wood collector Khamis Abou-Fares complained to anyone who would listen. "After blinking for a second, I could no longer see my pile of wood," he said. The Palestinians "destroyed our town and now they are stealing from us. Is this the way to return a favor?" Ummmmmmm...yeah. It is. Enjoy em... Nooreldin el-Goneus, 25, said some Palestinians offered to buy the sheep he was selling to get cash for his upcoming wedding. But he declined because their offer wasn't good enough. Half an hour later, his flock was gone from outside his home and he says his brother saw some Palestinians load his sheep onto their truck. "We took you (Palestinians) in and gave you everything we had, and now you are slapping us with those thefts," he lamented. Aw, c'mon, boys. They're your poor suffering Pali brothers. Have a heart why doncha... Not all Egyptians were complaining. "God bless Egypt for keeping this open," Mamdouh al-Teeh, a resident of the Sinai desert, said as he emptied his trucks of diesel and tobacco for water pipes. He said he hoped the border would never shut because he had done "great business" in the past week. Cha-ching! Inshallah!! |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #6 PAYVAND > IRAN, EGYPT CLOSE TO RESTORING RELATIONS; + TOPIX NEWS > GIVE GAZA TO EGYPT. IRANIAN.WS > IRAN, CHINA TO EXPAND COOPERATION + IRAN SUPPLIES 13% OF CHINA'S CRUDE OIL. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-01-29 22:09 |
| #5 emptied his trucks of diesel and tobacco for water pipes If this is what the Paleos are putting in their water pipes, it could explain a lot. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-01-29 21:45 |
| #4 Apparently, the Paleostinians need almost 1,000 pounds of flour per person per day to survive. |
| Posted by: Deacon Blues 2008-01-29 19:58 |
| #3 mmmm Saudi? Iran? Syria? Easier to deal with an infection at arms length |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-01-29 19:33 |
| #2 Mmmm, Palestinians. Is there any place in the Middle East they haven't worn out their welcome? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-01-29 19:28 |
| #1 Ima knowing a TU post from the first inline. Honestly, Rafah has made a bastardized economy supllying Gaza at unreasonable prices via teh smuggling tunnels. The wall breach has screwed up teh status quo. I love it. Welcome to your new "occupiers, Gaza beetches! They might not be so forthcoming when teh 'demands' hit". Enjoy! Shut off ALL Israeli water and power NOW |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-01-29 19:08 |