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2018-09-26 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

World Bank report warns Gaza Strip economy is in ‘free fall’

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Posted by Fred 2018-09-26 00:00|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top
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#1 "A combination of war, isolation, and internal rivalries has left Gazoo in a crippling economic state and exacerbated the human distress," said Marina Wes, the World Bank’s director for the region.

How about the fact that they're all non-working, unskilled fucking bums?

Posted by Raj 2018-09-26 00:37|| 2018-09-26 00:37|| Front Page Top

#2 What economy? Terror tunnels? Fire baloons?

Posted by newc 2018-09-26 00:40|| 2018-09-26 00:40|| Front Page Top

#3 There used to be a thriving smuggling business that brought in everything from potato chips to brass, glass, marble, and escalator parts for two air conditioned shopping malls. But the Egyptians dug their great ditch and clear cut 1.5km from the border, last I looked, so that business has been severely reduced.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-09-26 01:09|| 2018-09-26 01:09|| Front Page Top

#4 And now they've a thriving business of sending incendiary balloons into Israeli fields and forests.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2018-09-26 02:03|| 2018-09-26 02:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

Posted by DarthVader 2018-09-26 10:08|| 2018-09-26 10:08|| Front Page Top

#6 How high will this dead cat bounce when it hits the ground?

Posted by Alan C 2018-09-26 15:54|| 2018-09-26 15:54|| Front Page Top

#7 They have an economy?

Posted by European Conservative 2018-09-26 15:57|| 2018-09-26 15:57|| Front Page Top

#8 ...They need to relax - it's not the free fall that kills ya, it's that sudden stop at the end.

Mike

Posted by Mike Kozlowski 2018-09-26 18:28|| 2018-09-26 18:28|| Front Page Top

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