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2011-10-24 Africa North

When the people are hungry, anything to some earn dough: Egyptian gas flows again to Israel

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Posted by trailing wife 2011-10-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 Expect a pipeline boom in a few days.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-10-24 02:36|| 2011-10-24 02:36|| Front Page Top

#2 Jordan probably influenced them....

Is Egypt still trying to jack the price up to Israel?

Posted by tipover 2011-10-24 02:41|| 2011-10-24 02:41|| Front Page Top

#3 Days?

Posted by Pappy 2011-10-24 08:17|| 2011-10-24 08:17|| Front Page Top

#4 The Egyptian economy must be something special right now, what with tourism having dropped to nothing.

Israel should consider a "devil's bargain" with Egypt, to pay the government of Egypt a stipend for every Gaza Palestinian they grant citizenship, who will then be deported from Israel and the Gaza Strip for good.

Gaza has 1.65m Palestinians. The average Egyptian earns only $1,530 a year. This means that Israel could pay just $6,000 to the Egyptian government for each and every Palestinian they take, and the total cost would still be less than $10b a year.

They could even split the money, with $3,000 to the Egyptian government, and $3,000 to each and every Paleo. This would mean a family of six would get $18,000 a year, which would make them upper middle class by Egyptian standards.

Israel's GDP is $220b a year. $10b a year to be rid of the murderous and pestiferous Gaza Strip is such a bargain.

Posted by Anonymoose 2011-10-24 09:57|| 2011-10-24 09:57|| Front Page Top

#5 Egyptians might wanna think about all the problems the Jordanians and Lebanese had with Palestinians before they agree to a deal like that, 'moose.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2011-10-24 11:36|| 2011-10-24 11:36|| Front Page Top

#6 moose

interestingly, other people have proposed something similar, except they assume a one time payment rather than an annual one.

Posted by Lord Garth 2011-10-24 14:48|| 2011-10-24 14:48|| Front Page Top

#7 Paleos have become the Terrell Owens of the great game: they're poison and nobody wants them on their team.

Posted by Pollyandrew 2011-10-24 19:03|| 2011-10-24 19:03|| Front Page Top

#8 MARIE ANTOINETTE + MEL "ITS GOOD TO BE KING" BROOKS ...

versus

* DEFENCE.PK.FORUMS > PAK TALIBAN DEMAND RS$400.00MILYUHN FROM OIL FIRMS [Shell Oil, State-run Pakistan State Oil] THREATEN ATTACK, widin 20 days iff sum not paid.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-10-24 21:52|| 2011-10-24 21:52|| Front Page Top

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