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Gaza Goes Dark – Is Egypt to Blame?
Arutz Sheva ^ | 14/2/12 | Gavriel Queenann

Posted on 02/14/2012 2:52:58 PM PST by Eleutheria5

Hamas announced the sole power plant in Gaza went dark after it ran out of diesel on Tuesday.

"The Gaza power plant has completely stopped working because of the shortage of fuel entering the Gaza Strip, and the depletion of diesel it needs to work," said Ahmad Abu al-Amrin, an official from Gaza's energy authority.

He called on Egypt "to assume its historical responsibility in supporting the resistance of the Palestinian people by ensuring they had all the necessary fuel to operate the plant".

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(Excerpt) Read more at israelnationalnews.com ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: alteredtitle; egypt; ghaza; hamas; israel; onempty; powerplant
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1 posted on 02/14/2012 2:53:10 PM PST by Eleutheria5
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To: Eleutheria5

Who runs a power plant on diesel? Damn, but that’s inefficient! Seems that with all of the money these assclowns have received/extorted from the world, they could’ve had a real plant built that runs on coal or natural gas.


2 posted on 02/14/2012 2:59:37 PM PST by Ancesthntr (Bibi to Odumbo: Its not going to happen.)
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To: Eleutheria5

They called on Egypt.

They called on poor old Egypt.

Why not Iran?, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Abbass? Why not the GCC?

Because they have been isolated and are being allowed to wither on the vine


3 posted on 02/14/2012 3:00:25 PM PST by bert (K.E. N.P. +12 ..... Crucifixion is coming)
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To: Ancesthntr

Nice power plant you have there...be a shame if something were to happen to it.


4 posted on 02/14/2012 3:02:10 PM PST by dogcaller
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To: Eleutheria5

I knew Obama should not have shipped them those Chevy Volts


5 posted on 02/14/2012 3:03:38 PM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Eleutheria5
Actual title: Gaza Goes Dark – Is Egypt to Blame?
6 posted on 02/14/2012 3:04:17 PM PST by A.A. Cunningham (Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
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To: Eleutheria5

Hey Hamas!

C-4 burns nicely, if a little too hot. I’m sure all your Semtex, Plastique or whatever you are using for “suicide” belts these days does also. Try it in your generators.

I’ve been told not to try to stomp on it while it’s burning... never felt the need to test the theory, though. ;-)


7 posted on 02/14/2012 3:14:23 PM PST by BwanaNdege (Man has often lost his way, but modern man has lost his address - Gilbert K. Chesterton)
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To: A.A. Cunningham

So, guess who most likely will come to their rescue? Yep, Israel.


8 posted on 02/14/2012 3:15:30 PM PST by WVNan ("Socialism is the philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy." - Winston)
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Oh, I’m sure Egypt will get right on it. Hey Pallies, there’s always the UN. ~snort~


9 posted on 02/14/2012 3:20:48 PM PST by eureka! (Bless Our Troops. D*mn the Left.)
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To: Eleutheria5

1.6 million people live in Gaza.

They depend on diesel generators for electric power?

And all their fuel comes through illegal hand dug tunnels?

And nobody propagandized the fuel shortage until - whoops - we completely ran out?

This cannot be the whole story.


10 posted on 02/14/2012 3:22:53 PM PST by zeestephen
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To: Eleutheria5

What kind of energy Authority relies on one diesel..

What happens when they have to change the oil in that thing?


11 posted on 02/14/2012 3:23:02 PM PST by Venturer
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To: Venturer

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12 posted on 02/14/2012 3:26:14 PM PST by nascarnation (DEFEAT BARAQ 2012 DEPORT BARAQ 2013)
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To: Eleutheria5

It is sad to hear that all the Arab states in the Middle East have run out of oil to help in Gaza.


13 posted on 02/14/2012 3:28:18 PM PST by Shark24
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It is sad to hear that all the Arab states in the Middle East have run out of oil to help in Gaza.

Whatcha wanna bet Gaza is 120 days (or more) in arrears on their diesel payments?

14 posted on 02/14/2012 3:45:18 PM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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To: Eleutheria5

Perhaps it was running on diesel because they keep blowing up the gas pipeline?


15 posted on 02/14/2012 4:06:29 PM PST by Dogbert41 ("...or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the Great King. " -Jesus)
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The Zionists are always to blame.

16 posted on 02/14/2012 5:19:12 PM PST by SJackson (The Pilgrims Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn't do !)
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To: Eleutheria5
Hamas announced the sole power plant in Gaza went dark after it ran out of diesel on Tuesday.

You have to prioritize. Hamas has more important work than taking care of people. They're there to kill. In 2010 there were 139 rockets, 245 mortars and three grads fired from Gaza. Why bother with fuel when they can import weapons to attack children instead?

17 posted on 02/14/2012 5:58:24 PM PST by Pollster1 (Natural born citizen of the USA, with the birth certificate to prove it)
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To: okie01
Whatcha wanna bet Gaza is 120 days (or more) in arrears on their diesel payments?

When Hamas took over Gaza during the elections, they became responsible for collecting electric bills. However, most people in Gaza are used to paying bribes, not bills - Hamas is responsible for only 20% of the diesel bill for the power plant, and of course, they're not giving up what money they do happen to collect to the Palestinian authority.

The PA is now responsible for buying and providing diesel to the plant, and it is their own rules which is plunging Gaza into the dark. The calls, however, aren't from the PA - it's from Hamas, as if they can actually start providing the electricity AND they don't collect on bills, they figure that they'll have even more power in Gaza.

Meanwhile, hundreds die each year from accidents involving small generators - improper ventilation, fires, etc. The fuel supply goes through an Israeli checkpoint terminal - which means that Hamas would require PA authorization to get any fuel from outside the strip - that's not going to happen, so now the call to smuggle in enough fuel to run the plant.

Mind, this plant only supplies a fraction of the power required in the Gaza strip - but without it, the entire electrical distribution system falls apart as people try to overwhelm the Israeli (and Egypitian) energy sources.

Yep, just yet another day in the hell hole of Islam.

18 posted on 02/14/2012 6:42:14 PM PST by kingu (Everything starts with slashing the size and scope of the federal government.)
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19 posted on 02/14/2012 6:46:01 PM PST by SunkenCiv (FReep this FReepathon!)
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To: kingu
Yep, just yet another day in the hell hole of Islam.

And thousands of otherwise intelligent people, world leaders even, want to give these people a state of their own to run.

The Palies could do us all a favor -- by drowning in their own bile.

20 posted on 02/14/2012 7:04:23 PM PST by okie01 (THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA: Ignorance On Parade)
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