Ain't that a kick in the head?
"Tunnels allowing in food, medicine also help fuel fighting in Gaza Strip" by Peter Spiegel, Los Angeles Times | January 11, 2009
RAFAH, Egypt - Some of them are said to be big enough to accommodate railroad cars. They may reach a depth of 50 feet, and are reported to be equipped with cables and electric motors that move food, fuel, and probably some of the heaviest rockets that Hamas aims at Israel.
The tunnels also are one of the main reasons fighting is continuing in the Gaza Strip.
Yeah, not Israel's disingenuous belligerence, war-criminal siege, or mass-murdering occupation, etc. It's ALWAYS he PALESTINIANS FAULT here in the Zionist War Dailies!
As Israeli officials debate how far to press their campaign in Gaza, one of their chief goals is to find a way to crimp or halt the flow of arms to Hamas through a complex of tunnels under the territory's border with Egypt.
While ground forces battle Hamas in the streets, Israeli warplanes pummel targets in Gaza near Rafah, the coastal town that straddles the Gaza-Egypt border. Israel's demand to block arms shipments through the "Philadelphi corridor," the strip of land separating Gaza and Egypt, is a central point in cease-fire talks....
Cease fire talks are no good with Israel because of bad faith on the part of the NaZionist state. Does the lying and deceit ever stop with that band of psychopathic criminals?
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For residents of Gaza, however, the tunnels bring far more than arms. The territory's borders have largely been sealed since Hamas took control in 2007. The tunnels are the main conduit for normal commerce and a lifeline for food and medicine.
Smuggling through the tunnels is also a primary source of income for Bedouin tribes long neglected by the central government. One smuggler, who gave his name as Abu Mohammed, said gasoline and food make up the bulk of his business....
Wealthy families in Rafah allow their private homes or rental properties to be used as tunnel openings, which are then rented out to Hamas gunrunners, according to the 2008 report compiled by the Congressional Research Service....
Which means it is worth about as much as my Zionist War Daily here.
The U.S. Congress just an adjunct arm of Israel via AIPAC!
Mohammed said about 6,000 people are connected to the smuggling business on Rafah's Egyptian side, including traffickers, tunnel diggers, and shop owners. Shutting this trade down, especially in a nation where more than 40 percent live on less than $2 a day, could lead to antigovernment protests.
Egypt says it has drastically reduced the amount of smuggling. But it says current agreements with Israel permit only 750 Egyptian border guards to monitor the crossing. Egypt has agreed to spend $23 million of its annual US military aid on advanced detection equipment, including sensors and remote-controlled robots.
How about spending it on FOOD for the Palestinians instead, you Zionist tools?
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Oh, yeah, and one more thing: OPEN UP those damn border crossings and HELP the PALESTINIANS, fellow Arabs!
