BTW, how did they manage before there was cement? - Do that.
Posted on 12/13/2007 5:53:46 PM PST by Alouette
Palestinian officials warned of a humanitarian and environmental disaster in Gaza, due to a shortage of cement to build graves in which to bury the dead.
"The situation in Gaza is tragic," said Deputy Minister Abdullah Jarboa of the Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, according to Quds Press.
"The sick are not allowed to seek treatment outside, medicines are not allowed in, and there is no cement to build graves," Jarboa said.
After the Islamic Hamas movement took control of the poor and densely-populated enclave in mid-June, Israel closed the Gaza crossings to all but essential food products.
If the crossings remain closed and no more cement is allowed into the strip, a real crisis will take place, Jarboa warned.
He added that the Ministry builds one thousand graves every year, but there are few left and new ones need to be built.
According to Jarboa, many existing graves are in danger of erosion because they are built using tin sheets instead of concrete from the last time Gaza ran out of cement due to the Israeli blockade seven years ago.
Jerboa pleaded with the International Community, the Arab League, and the Organization of Islamic Conference to exert pressure on Israel to lift the embargo and allow food, medicine, and cement into the strip.
(Translated from Arabic by Sonia Farid).
Yes, Palestinans can make plenty of rockets, so let them sweat this out. No one should be giving them handouts while they are doing this. If people keep on giving them handouts, they will never learn.
They’ve dug quite a hole for themselves!
Maybe they’re building bunkers, and calling them graves.
They say its dangerous to make lists but if they made a list of peoples contribution to mankind, I would think the palies would be at the bottom.
The answer is, more explosives in the jackets.
thats exactly what big cement wants you to believe
by the way, why is china listed as japan? did i not get the memo?
Palestinian ex-Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie, Fatah faction, and his extended family owned (and probably still own) every cement company in Gaza.
The Qurie clan went so far as to sell millions of dollars worth of cement to Israel to build the barrier wall. The family, seeing that they were and are the highest level of VIPs in Fatah in Gaza, have probably deserted Gaza, and have had their cement companies looted by Hamas gunmen.
Now Hamas has no cement, and they expect the American taxpayers to pay for them to get free cement.
Wot a crying shame. I think I’ll go Christmas shopping
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/02/11/1076388443245.html?from=storyrhs
that’s hysterical!
“...Television footage showed cement trucks leaving the Al-Quds company and driving to the Jewish settlement of Maale Adumim, a few kilometres away.
A Palestinian MP said there was “evidence” that Mr Qurie was selling cement to Maale Adumim. He said Mr Qurie transferred ownership of the company to another member of his family just a few months ago, which strengthened suspicions he was involved in improper activities.
Mr Qurie is one of the most vocal opponents of Jewish settlements and the separation barrier.
Great point.
Fascinating how rpg’s flow through like a sieve in a dam, but their arab brothers can’t bring them water, food or clothes?
They wanted Israel out of Gaza, and they left, but now they launch rockets into Israel and STILL cry it’s all the Isra-eeeelis fault????
Must be a CIA produced map.
In many, if not most jurisdictions in the United States, it is required that graves be lined with a concrete vault. This is to prevent contamination of groundwater and also prevents later collapse of the grave. I'm not sure if that is what they are talking about here.
High Volume. Articles on Israel can also be found by clicking on the Topic or Keyword Israel. or WOT [War on Terror]
----------------------------
If I'm not mistaken the largest cement company is/was owned by Abbas' family. They sold Israel the cement to build the barrier. Perhaps they only sell cement in the West Bank.
Four killed, 30 injured in grenade attack on funeral in Gaza
We should volunteer some real estate under our pig farms.
Pass me the world’s smallest violin and I’ll see if I can strike up a tune! Boo-effing-hoo!
Giant hailstone, right down on it. Someday...
Many (most?) coffins go into a vault. They put the slab on it and cover it over.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burial_vault_(enclosure)
BTW, how did they manage before there was cement? - Do that.
Never heard of a concrete requirement.
The casket typically goes into a metal box for that purpose.
I suppose you could use concrete.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.