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Viagra in high demand as Gazans seek to forget distress
By Haaretz Staff and Channel 10
Tags: Viagra, Israel, Gaza Strip 
Haaretz.com/Channel 10 daily feature for November 29, 2007.

The flow of weapons from Sinai into Gaza has recently drawn threats from Israel's security establishment of a large military operation. The smuggling of Viagra and antidepressant painkillers to the coastal strip is less of a prominent issue, but according to smugglers it is also highly lucrative.

Palestinians describe how the drugs aid them deal with the distress of unemployment, civil war and ongoing conflict with Israel.


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      1.   This is so upsetting 02:16  |  Richard 30/11/07
      2.   VIAGRA 09:17  |  HM 30/11/07
      3.   doctor says because of occupation and curfew.meaning hamas right? 11:52  |  don 30/11/07
      4.   Pal`s:-"DEY MADE US IMBOTENT WITH THEIR A.I.D.S. CANDYBARS." 13:19  |  Ben 30/11/07
      5.   Viagra New Menace 13:33  |  Petra 30/11/07
      6.   Their women are just as tough as ours! 13:37  |  MARK KLEIN, M.D. 30/11/07
      7.   Very funny, make love instead war, they do both 13:49  |  maurice 30/11/07
      8.   IS ALL THE TROUBLE BASED ON PENIS ENVY ? 14:27  |  !-* W. Ankers *-! 30/11/07
      9.   Funny, its not April first on my calendar.. 14:40  |  The Northern Wind 30/11/07
      10.   GODD FOR THEM... THEY CAN MULTIPLY IN NUMBERS 14:42  |  TrippleJump 30/11/07
      11.   Palestinians and Viagra 15:20  |  CHGODMK 30/11/07
      12.   viagra 15:39  |  CURIOUS 30/11/07
      13.   POOR GOATS 15:56  |  Gwylim Tell 30/11/07
      14.   Distress in Hamas Paradise 15:57  |  Tony Anthony 30/11/07
      15.   This really is SAD. Their women have to be tuff!!! 16:00  |  Help them 30/11/07
      16.   A beneficial effect might come from it 16:09  |  KUTW 30/11/07
      17.   7.maurice: That was before having viagra 16:15  |  KUTW 30/11/07
      18.   THERE MUST BE SOME REASON WHY THEY ALL HIDE THEIR FACES 16:26  |  "! D.Ranged !" 30/11/07
      19.   why did the hamas government complain 16:58  |  KUTW 30/11/07
      20.   Viagra...Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha 17:10  |  SLAVO 30/11/07
      21.   #2 HM Israel 17:13  |  *BEN JABO 30/11/07
      22.   Baby Boum!! 17:20  |  Tina 30/11/07
      23.   # 23 Tina 17:54  |  tbora 30/11/07
      24.   23Tina: They do not need electricity 18:06  |  KUTW 30/11/07
      25.   SUISIDE BOMBS OR VIAGRA! 18:15  |  NEIL GOLAN 30/11/07
      26.   SAY WHAT, FOR PEACE? 18:16  |  NEIL GOLAN 30/11/07
      27.   Gazans seek to forget distress? 19:13  |  Harriet 30/11/07
      28.   Isn`t there any any Arab claim Haaretz doesn`t swallow? 19:40  |  Terry 30/11/07
      29.   311, Carlos Murphy, you are absolutely right. 19:42  |  Terry 30/11/07
      30.   To all the American posters here: Better shut up !!! 20:08  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/11/07
      31.   USE Vs. ABUSE: Abuse Is Never OK! ...Israelis` Demand. 20:33  |  Proud Pal Defender 30/11/07
      32.   Swiss (Dino) 20:36  |  ConnieM. 30/11/07
      33.   Some of those medicines might help Israelis too 21:06  |  Dutch 30/11/07
      34.   Swiss (Dino) 21:14  |  CHGODMK 30/11/07
      35.   # 32 Connie M., don`t worry, I don`t worry at all.... 21:37  |  Swiss (Dino) 30/11/07
      36.   Excuse me 21:53  |  timothy 30/11/07
      37.   ROFLOL!!!! Laughed so hard I hurt myself 22:20  |  Adrian de Klerk 30/11/07
      38.   #5 ROFLOL... Petra stop it, your killing me 22:22  |  Adrian de Klerk 30/11/07
      39.   #30 Swiss (Dino) 22:49  |  * BEN JABO 30/11/07
      40.   Capitalism and sex that sells. 23:06  |  Maureen Ann 30/11/07
      41.   Dutch and brainpower 23:29  |  ConnieM. 30/11/07
      42.   #30 Swiss--You Are EXACTLY Right! 23:31  |  Proud Pal Defender 30/11/07
      43.   what are they going to do when 00:21  |  Dr emergency 01/12/07
      44.   Die hard with a vengence. 02:00  |  Charles Smyth 01/12/07
      45.   Israelis have no room to talk 02:30  |  Palestinian Prince 01/12/07
      46.   HANIEH: Is That A Qassam In Your Pocket, Or Are You Just ... 02:38  |  Lavi 01/12/07
      47.   Dino it`s the other way 03:05  |  infidel 01/12/07
      48.   #s 30&42 Swiss/Prince--EXACTLY! Americans & Israelis Can`t Talk. 04:15  |  Proud Pal Defender 01/12/07
      49.   Here are a few pitfalls of Viagra 05:34  |  Cliff Donson 01/12/07
      50.   WHY DO THEY ALWAYS SEEM TO BE CARRYING RIFLES ? ? 08:49  |  !-*Dill Doe*-! 01/12/07
      51.   To # 40 13:13  |  The Teacher/Instruct 01/12/07
      52.   Gazans Lead A Hard Life 14:16  |  dyinglikeflies 01/12/07
      53.   Dutch`s mind 14:26  |  Dutch elm disease 01/12/07
      54.   #6 Mark 15:27  |  Lee 01/12/07
      55.   VIAGRA BOOSTS RANGE OF QASSAMS 15:29  |  Iskander 01/12/07
      56.   Re Dutch Elm 16:12  |  Dutch 01/12/07
      57.   Dutch "The world embraces the law" 17:29  |  H 01/12/07
      58.   # 34 CHGODMK / 39 BEN JABO 18:46  |  Swiss (Dino) 01/12/07
      59.   # 47 infidel, you (almost) have a point..... 18:49  |  Swiss (Dino) 01/12/07
      60.   Note to Ben, Canada: 20:08  |  FZ 01/12/07
      61.   #57 H. Re The world`s embrace of the rule of law 21:09  |  Dutch 01/12/07
      62.   # 42 ProudPalDefender 21:56  |  Swiss (Dino) 01/12/07
      63.   Poor Swiss (Dino) 22:13  |  CHGODMK 01/12/07
      64.   "Now we know where their brains are."! 22:57  |  Stephen. 01/12/07
      65.   Shortage of Innocent killers 23:12  |  Tobia 01/12/07
      66.   #61 Dutch 02:15  |  H 02/12/07
      67.   Bread and circuses? 03:12  |  Motic 02/12/07
      68.   Is this week Purim or Chanukah? 03:15  |  Yossi 02/12/07
      69.   72 virgins can be demanding on any man 03:19  |  Joe 02/12/07
      70.   Viagra is expensive how can they be starving& afford it? 03:42  |  PETER S .M. 02/12/07
      71.   HOW many other "refugees" can afford to buy Viagra? 05:24  |  PETER SM 02/12/07
      72.   Western Aid? 06:24  |  Typherious 02/12/07
      73.   Make Love not War 08:37  |  Zev 02/12/07
      74.   #58 Swiss (Dino) 17:58  |  * BEN JABO 02/12/07
      75.   #73 Zev - That`s not love 03:15  |  * BEN JABO 03/12/07
      76.   #70 PETER S.M. - Melbourne 23:13  |  * BEN JABO 03/12/07
      77.   let them use it as you do 17:35  |  hussein 09/12/07
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