The humanitarian crisis in Gaza which we hear about in an endless terrorist/liberal loop is only getting worse.
Yup, last week, a luxury shopping mall opened in Gaza.
The horror!
That fine blogger, Elder of Ziyon, reports:
At opening ceremonies attended by ministers and government officials, the Gaza Mall is a multi-story shopping center that includes food, clothing, perfumes, shoes, household appliances, office supplies and more.
The mall has a website, where we can see that it has air conditioning and parking, as well as delivery and other amenities that one would expect in any major mall.
The mall web page advertises “Israeli men’s trousers at an attractive price,” men’s shirts from the US, girl’s dresses from France and boy’s pants from Turkey.
Weird.
How many times have you heard that Gaza is a vast concentration camp?
I am close with several concentration camp survivors and never has one of them mentioned a mall in Auschwitz. Hmm, maybe it just, y’know, slipped their minds.
And what about those flotillas of Jew-haters that seek to break Israel’s—but not Egypt’s—blockade in order to bring in humanitarian supplies? Do they know about the mall? Do they know about the luxury restaurants, the bustling food markets, the olympic-sized swimming pool?
Here’s a thought: maybe there is no humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Maybe the Arab Muslim world and its leftist allies are—I know, this is hard to believe—lying through their teeth in order to cast a blood libel against The Jewish State.
Maybe, just maybe, the citizens of Gaza have a higher standard of living than most Arab Muslims. In fact, Gaza probably has a higher standard of living than Detroit, whose downward spiral was entirely predictible considering liberal democrats have been running that blighted city since forever.
A few pictures documenting the grinding poverty of Gaza AKA Hamastan:
Clearly the poor Gazans have to make do with luxury tiles.
Strange, the Gaza mall is stocked with Israeli food products—Zionist ketchup rocks!—but a U.S. grocery is boycotting all Israeli products, which, by the way, will directly hurt Arab/Israeli workers.
Obviously the flotilla of fools has to hurry to bring in clothing for the huddled masses.
For more photos of despair and malnutrition in Gaza, head on over to Elder of Ziyon.
One final note. The only humanitarian crisis in Gaza is the cruel four-year imprisonment and torture of Gilad Shalit, the only Jew left in a Judenrein Gaza.
It’s time for Israel to deny Gaza fuel and electricity.
Turn out the lights and Gilad will be returned because the poor, impoverished Gazans will want to get back to their jihad of shopping.
Gilad Shalit, captive of Gaza Islamists.
It is the Ninth of Av, a solemn day of prayer, fasting and lamentations. On this day, we mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temples, and I personally, will be thinking about Gilad Shalit, his family, and the world’s cruel indifference.
Ariel Chaim Avrech, ZT'L, May His Righteous Memory be a Blessing.
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Mark:
Terezin, a very apt analogy and a reminder that the official organs of media are usually credulous fools, especially when it comes to totalitarian and genocidal states.
Posted by: Robert J. Avrech at July 21, 2010 08:20
Not only official organs of media. Wasn’t ALBERT EINSTEIN taken in by the fairness of the Stalinist show trials?
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Cutting the electric will not play out on the world stage.
Nothing Israel does will play out on the world stage as long as the Jews insist on staying alive.
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Adam:
Count me as one who is against prisoner exchanges. This strategy only guarantees that more Jews will be kidnapped, tortured and held for ransom. In short, prisoner exchanges place every Jew on the face of the earth in harm’s way.
Posted by: Robert J. Avrech at July 21, 2010 08
Dear Robert: You took the words right off my keyboard.
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Adam:
Count me as one who is against prisoner exchanges. This strategy only guarantees that more Jews will be kidnapped, tortured and held for ransom. In short, prisoner exchanges place every Jew on the face of the earth in harm’s way.
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Miranda:
You’re right. Arab on Arab violence in Gaza, and in the rest of the Arab Muslim world, is horrific.
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Vixen:
I think your list is correct, but I’ll have to check it out. Thanks.
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Rivka:
Excellent plan. Too bad it will not be implemented.
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Rachel:
Thanks for the warning.
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Adam:
Have not heard about that particular store. I’ll look it up, thanks.
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Mark:
Terezin, a very apt analogy and a reminder that the official organs of media are usually credulous fools, especially when it comes to totalitarian and genocidal states.
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Prisoner exchanges are the only viable option.
Israeli governments claim they cannot do certain things as advocated on this thread.
Cutting the electric will not play out on the world stage.
Many people are against prisoner exchanges, because the prisoner on the pal side, might kill again. That is assuming that some other pal wouldn’t kill the same Jew, G-d forbid.
Also the idea of redeeming the captive unifies the Israelis.
It is easy to advocate a radical position, but
it is politically difficult at times.
Personally, I would rather see a more brutal policy but I know it won’t happen.
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The Israeli army should have torn Gaza apart to find Shalit, while it was there
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One final note. The only humanitarian crisis in Gaza is the cruel four-year imprisonment and torture of Gilad Shalit, the only Jew left in a Judenrein Gaza
Not true. How many Arabs have been murdered by Hamas?
On this day, we mourn the destruction of the First and Second Temples, and I personally, will be thinking about Gilad Shalit, his family, and the world’s cruel indifference.
Thinking about Shalit and praying for Shalit are futile wastes of time. I want to scream every time I hear a radio m.c. making an appeal for Shalit. The Israeli army shoudl have torn Gaza apart to find Shalit, while it was there.
I hope you had an easy, migraine-free fast, Robert.
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Dear Robert,
I’ve read that these things took place on the 9th of Av (Tisha B’Av). Is this correct?
1. 12 spies return with their evil report.
2. Destruction of Solomon’s Temple by Babylonian army.
3. Destruction of Second Temple by Roman legions.
4. Romans plowed Jerusalem and the Temple with salt in AD 71.
5. Destruction of Bar Kochba’s army in A.D. 135
6. England expelled all Jews in 1290
7. Spain expelled all Jews in 1492.
8. Russia mobilized for WWI and launched persecutions against Jews.
The odds that all eight disastrous events for Israel would occur by chance alone on the 9th of Av = 1 chance in 863,078,009,300,000,000.
Praying for Gilad Shalit, his family, and the peace of Jerusalem.
Blessings to you and yours.
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Israel has the power to bring Gilad Shalit back home and you already mention how.
In fact, we can share with the world how we will bring him back home.
On the first day of our campaign, we will turn off all electric power supplied (and paid for) by Israel for ten minutes.
We will increase the time by ten minutes, for each day that passes without the return of Gilad Shalit.
It is their choice. Return Gilad Shalit or live without electricity.
It is that simple.
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be careful about accessing the official Gaza mall website – my computer blocked a high risk suspicious item when I tried to view it.
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Wow. who would have dreamt this up?
Also in a somewhat related point, on the Gush Etzion recently an Israeli opened up a large supermarket which features many items hard to get in the area and lower prices.
the owner one Rami Levi, makes a point to hire local Arab and Jewish workers.
I was there the week of July 4 and noticed as well many Arab families, clearly middle to upper class folks, enjoying the wide aisles and ambience.
I think this is the location called Tzomet HaaGush.
Interesting that as individual people we do get along, it is the political, radical islamic and media element that ruins everything.
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The Nazis portrayed Terezin as a model camp to deceive the world as to the true nature of the Shoah. The Hamas Terrorists make Gaza as a cesspool to deceive the world as to how bad things supposedly are and to try to blame the Israelis for it.
…..and the morons in the MSM and the ivory tower intellectuals lap it up – hook, line & sinker…..
I hope that you have a reflective Tisha b’Av.
Best to mishpocha Avrech.
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