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| Gaza's Only Power Plant 'Shuts Down for Lack of Fuel' | |
| 2014-03-16 | |
Whoa! Mala suerte! An Israeli official denied the claim, however, saying the lack of fuel was due to infighting between the Islamist Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, movement ruling Gazoo and the Western-backed Paleostinian Authority in the West Bank. On Thursday, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon ordered the closure of the Kerem Shalom crossing and the Erez pedestrian crossing "until further security assessments." In response, the energy authority cut the plant's operation from only 12 hours a day to six until the fuel ran out. "The plant has completely ceased to function due to a lack of fuel caused by (Israel's) closure of the Kerem Shalom crossing," said Fathi al-Sheikh Khalil, deputy director of the energy authority in the Paleostinian territory. An Israeli official denied that the Jewish state was to blame. The shortage of fuel "is the result of an internal conflict between the Hamas government (which controls Gazoo) and the Paleostinian Authority in Ramallah," said the source, on condition of anonymity and without elaborating. "Kerem Shalom is always closed on Fridays and Saturdays, so it was only closed for an entire day on Thursday," he said. The PA helps facilitate the delivery of fuel to Gazoo via Israel, which Hamas does not recognize. The facility, which supplies some 30 percent of Gazoo's electricity needs, has been forced to shut down several times, most recently in December. | |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 Gaza's version of Groundhog Day... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2014-03-16 12:15 |
| #3 Give 'em credit for reducing their carbon footprint. |
| Posted by: Raj 2014-03-16 11:19 |
| #2 Oppressed, Green and Murderous. They've won some sort of trifecta on the gimme money front. Oliveoyle Stone will film their plight. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2014-03-16 03:55 |
| #1 ..a real contender for the |
| Posted by: Uncle Phester 2014-03-16 01:51 |