MP Khudari: Allowing some shipments of goods into Gaza is not enough

All Israeli Attacks – Timeline | All Israeli cease Fire Violations – Timeline [ PIC 22/09/2013 – 04:20 PM ] GAZA, (PIC)– Head of the popular committee against the siege MP Jamal Al-Khudari said that the entry of limited shipments of construction materials to the Gaza Strip through the Israeli-controlled crossing Karam Abu Salem is […]

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Gaza to refuse import of fruit from Israel

Maan News Agency | Sept 21, 2012 GAZA CITY (Ma’an) — The Gaza Strip’s agriculture ministry on Friday said it would not allow the import of fruits to the enclave in order to protect the local market. The announcement came as Israel promised new measures facilitate the entry and exit of goods at Gaza crossings. […]

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Hamas has every right to smuggle weapons into Gaza

10/04/2011 – 10:19 PM By Khalid Amayreh in occupied Palestine Hamas has an absolute moral, legal and human right to defend the people of Gaza against incessant Israeli aggression. But in order to carry out this most ethical task, Hamas must smuggle weapons of various types into the Gaza Strip. Otherwise, Gazans will be setting […]

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Gaza to import building materials

PressTV – Thu Mar 10, 2011 7:13AM The UN relief agency says construction has come to a halt on all its building projects in Gaza, including this housing project, because supplies are lacking (file picture). The organization in charge of reconstruction in Gaza has placed orders for construction materials to international bodies to help break […]

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Imports to Gaza drop 70% due to blockade: report

20:58, February 22, 2011 Increases the bookmark twitter facebook digg Google Windowslive Delicious buzz friendfeed Linkedin diigo reddit stumbleupon A Palestinian report released Tuesday indicated a 70-percent drop in imports to the Gaza Strip since Israel imposed a blockade on the enclave in June 2007. The report, which was made by Palestine Trade Center, observed […]

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Egypt’s military-industrial complex

4 February 2011 By Pratap Chatterjee, the Guardian – 4 Feb 2011 http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/feb/04/egypt-arms-trade With US-made tear gas canisters fired on protesters in Cairo, Washington’s role in arming Egypt is under the spotlight In early January 2010, Bob Livingston, a former chairman of the appropriations committee in the US House of Representatives, flew to Cairo accompanied […]

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US forced to import bullets from Israel as troops use 250,000 for every rebel killed – World news, News – Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

    Forces using 1.8 billion rounds of ammunition a year By Andrew Buncombe Monday, 10 January 2011 US forces have fired so many bullets in Iraq and Afghanistan – an estimated 250,000 for every insurgent killed – that American ammunition-makers cannot keep up with demand. As a result the US is having to import […]

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Gaza power plant runs successfully on fuels purchased from Egypt

[ 21/12/2010 – 10:42 AM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– Gaza’s only power plant successfully operated for days on industrial fuel purchased from Egypt, vice-president Ziad Al Dhadha said Monday on the program Meeting with an Official held by the media bureau in Gaza. The government in Gaza began to withhold taxes on electricity previously forwarded […]

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Gaza’s gas crisis returns as Israel downsizes on imports to the region

[ 18/12/2010 – 04:41 PM ]   GAZA, (PIC)– The large majority of Gaza Strip’s propane refill stations have shut their doors this week after having run out of propane as Israeli authorities dangerously reduce the quantity of gas supplied to the region. “The continuing reduction in the amount of gas permitted into the Gaza […]

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