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King_David

(14,851 posts)
1. Hamas-They try Nuke the territory of the Palestinian people and admit to it,
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 06:43 PM
Jul 2014

They cause untold misery and death to their own people by throwing rockets into civilian cities and then hide amongst the most vulnerable of the Palestinian people and now blow up the Palestinian peoples electric supply.

Real Champions of the Palestinian people.

 

Scootaloo

(25,699 posts)
2. Wouldn't really expect israel to send people in there to do that anyway
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 06:43 PM
Jul 2014

Wonder if there might be some Gazans with the skill - and balls, I'm sure - needed to fix this.

sabbat hunter

(6,827 posts)
3. Israel would normally fix it
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 06:56 PM
Jul 2014

except their people would be in danger from further rocket attacks from Hamas.

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
5. I would add a grain of salt to this
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 07:20 PM
Jul 2014

2 news sources are reporting this Arutz (settler news) Sheva and this one

http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/electricity-knocked-out-in-gaza-thanks-to-hamas/2014/07/13/

The story is authored by the same guy who first promoted the idea that the murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir was an honor killing and that 'Arabs' had already been arrested or it

http://www.jewishpress.com/news/breaking-news/body-of-arab-boy-found-in-jerusalem-forest/2014/07/02/

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
13. well Times of Israel later added it too there's also Haaretz but the link only goes to
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 11:11 PM
Jul 2014

Haaretz front page and I couldn't find the story there

King_David

(14,851 posts)
9. “The power company plans to remedy the problem,”
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 07:49 PM
Jul 2014

“The power company plans to remedy the problem,” Israel Electric said in a statement sent to JTA late Sunday night. “However, in view of the security situation and the great danger faced by employees by making the repair under fire, the error will be corrected as soon as we possibly can in terms of security.”

Read more: Damage from Gaza rocket cuts power to 70,000 in strip | The Times of Israel http://www.timesofisrael.com/damage-from-gaza-rocket-cuts-power-to-70000-in-strip/#ixzz37OaQiYgC
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azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
7. and ToI both of whom also promoted the honor killing story about Mohammed Abu Khdeir
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 07:47 PM
Jul 2014

for as long as they could, however what was revealed is that the lines are actually in Israel what is not mentioned is that there have been Israeli threats to do this for days

http://www.timesofisrael.com/damage-from-gaza-rocket-cuts-power-to-70000-in-strip/

azurnoir

(45,850 posts)
12. could you link directly to the story your link only goes to Haaretz front page
Sun Jul 13, 2014, 11:08 PM
Jul 2014

where I could not find it

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