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Palestinian children hold candles during a protest against fuel cuts, which led to a blackout in Gaza Sunday. (Reuters)
Last update - 00:41 21/01/2008
Gaza power plant shuts down due to fuel blockade
By Amos Harel and Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondents, and The Associated Press
Tags: Gaza Strip, Palestinians 

Gaza's only electrical plant shut down Sunday after Israel blocked the shipment of fuel that powers them, plunging Gaza City and the northern strip into darkness and sending already beleaguered Gazans to stock up on food and batteries in anticipation of long, dark, cold days ahead.

Four hours after the blackout, Hamas says that five patients died because of the cutoff of electricity in hospitals.

Meanwhile, the Israel Air Force attempted to assassinate an Al Aqsa Bridage senior official late Sunday night in an air strike in northern Gaza. The official was injured in the strike and one of his men was killed.
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Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal appealed to Arab leaders and his rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, on Sunday asking them to forget their differences and help the beleaguered Gazans.

The plea was rare show of emotion for the hard-line Khaled Mashaal, who lives in exile in Damascus, Syria.

"All Arab leaders, exercise real pressure to stop this Zionist crime ... take up your role and responsibility," he told Al-Jazeera satellite TV in a live interview from Syria. "We are not asking you to wage a military war against Israel ... but just stand with us in pride and honor."

Mashaal said he had been in contact Sunday with some Arab countries including Egypt and Saudi Arabia to see if they would pressure Israel.

A UN agency and human rights groups condemned Israel, but Israel said they should direct their criticism at Palestinian militant groups that fire rockets at southern Israel every day.

Shlomo Dror, a spokesman for Israel's Defense Ministry, said Gaza has enough fuel and accused Palestinian officials of trying to create the impression of a crisis that did not exist. Israel sealed all crossings into Gaza last week because of a spike in rocket barrages against southern Israel from the territory. The fuel supply into Gaza was reduced several weeks ago as a pressure tactic.

In addition to the fuel it receives from Israel to power its electrical plant, Gaza gets about two-thirds of its electricity directly from Israel. Israeli officials said that supply would not be affected.

According to a report by Israel Radio, the southern Gaza cities of Rafah and Khan Yunis have begun to receive electricity from Egypt.

Hamas officials shut down the plant and plunged Gaza City and the northern strip into total darkness, Gaza Energy Authority head Kanan Obeid said. TV crews and reporters were invited to witness the shutdown just before 8 P.M., when Gaza residents took to the streets in protest.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas demanded that Israel cease its blockade of Gaza and renew the flow of fuel to the Strip.

Health Ministry official Dr. Moaiya Hassanain warned that the fuel cutoff would cause a health catastrophe. "We have the choice to either cut electricity on babies in the maternity ward or heart surgery patients or stop operating rooms," he said.

Residents of Gaza City were buying up batteries and candles, as well as basic foods like rice, flour and cooking oil, said grocery store owner Sami Mousa. "More would be doing the same," he said, "but the problem is that the people don't have the money to buy."

Bakeries stopped operating because of the blockade, bakers said, because they had neither power nor flour.

There were no signs of panic, as Gazans have been living with fuel cutbacks, power outages and shortages of supplies since Islamic Hamas militants took over the seaside territory in June. But the power plant's closure would mean the loss of a third of the electricity for the territory's residents, largely affecting the 400,000 people in Gaza City, the main population center.

The regular fuel shipment from Israel hadn't arrived Sunday because the fuel terminal was closed, and the plant has nearly no stored reserves, said Rafik Maliha, director of the power plant. As of late afternoon, power outages were noticeable in parts of Gaza City.

Earlier, Obeid called on Gazans to cut back their use of electric appliances. The UN organization in charge of Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, warned the move would drastically affect hospitals, sewage treatment plants and water facilities.

"The logic of this defies basic humanitarian standards," said Christopher Gunness, spokesman for the UN Relief and Works Agency. Human rights groups also condemned the fuel cutoff, with the British group Oxfam calling it ineffective as well as unlawful. Gisha, an Israeli group that has fought the fuel cutbacks in Supreme Court, said "punishing Gaza's 1.5 million civilians does not stop the rocket fire; it only creates an impossible 'balance' of human suffering on both sides of the border."

Fayiz Abu Shammaleh, mayor of the southern Gaza town of Khan Yunis, said if the fuel stoppage continued the municipality would have to stop collecting garbage, pumping water and treating sewage, instead funneling waste directly into the Mediterranean.

Hospitals can move to generators when the power goes out, but will have to cut back some activities like laundry, waste incineration and sterilization, hospital officials said. People still had enough fuel to cook Sunday and were able to power their electric heaters, but it was not clear how long that would last.

Dozens of people were seen lining outside a bakery in downtown Gaza, fearing the electricity cutoff would lead to a bread shortage.

Cabinet minister Zeev Boim said that rather than condemning Israel's move, the UN should condemn Palestinian militants for subjecting Israeli civilians to barrages of rockets. "I don't hear the UN's voice," Boim said.

Israel, with Egypt's cooperation, has largely blockaded Gaza since Hamas violently seized power there in June. Under Hamas rule, militants have been free to fire near-daily rocket barrages at western Negev towns around Gaza. Rocket attacks have markedly increase since last week due to an escalation in violence between Gazan militants and the Israel Defense Forces.

Despite imposing the blockade, Israel allowed basic food items and humanitarian supplies into Gaza. That changed Thursday, when Defense Minister Ehud Barak ordered all crossings closed after days of exceptionally intense rocket fire.

The fuel terminal that supplies Gaza remained closed Sunday because of the Palestinian rocket fire, Defense Ministry spokesman Dror said. "But there is still fuel in Gaza, and the closure will not lead to a crisis," he said.

"If they shut it down, it's not because of a fuel shortage, but because they want to create the impression of a crisis," Dror said. "The power plant shutdown," he said, "would not be comfortable, but it's not a humanitarian crisis."

Officials had no precise definition of what constitutes a humanitarian crisis.

Despite the damage the sanctions are causing Gaza's population, Hamas said its attacks on Israel would not cease.

"We will not raise the white flag, and we will not surrender," Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said.

Hamas' rival, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, also protested the sealing of the crossings. "This is a painful time for the president. He is trying to stop this closure," said Nabil Shaath, an Abbas spokesman.


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      1.   Gaza Power 12:06  |  Chris 20/01/08
      2.   Euros are paying! Why Israelis complaining about paying then? 12:19  |  Jeremy Martin 20/01/08
      3.   Pals can only blames themselves for this mess 13:10  |  Aaron 20/01/08
      4.   SDEROT shuts down only fair Gaza shuts down. 13:16  |  PETER SM 20/01/08
      5.   JMARTIN Why Aren`t Arab brothers paying? Ever wondered? 13:44  |  PETER SM 20/01/08
      6.   #4 Aaron 13:47  |  Chris 20/01/08
      7.   we must fight this! 13:48  |  Leon Rosgarten 20/01/08
      8.   R U unclear on the concept of capitalism Jeremy? 14:22  |  MaryRose 20/01/08
      9.   Arye Mekel is an idiot. Close all supplies to Gaza, period. 15:16  |  Genuine Tosefta 20/01/08
      10.   # 3 your ignorance does not suit you 15:47  |  Kris 20/01/08
      11.   Solution to problem: use rocket fuel 15:53  |  Joe Sittizen 20/01/08
      12.   # 5 I do wonder where you get your 15:56  |  Kris 20/01/08
      13.   They made their bed, let them lie in it 16:15  |  Jewish Boychick 20/01/08
      14.   We should feel badly? DON`T THINK SO! 16:18  |  Yossi 20/01/08
      15.   what about all them people on life suport equipments in hospitals 16:21  |  sami 20/01/08
      16.   Where are their Arab Borthers??? 16:23  |  Voice of Reason 20/01/08
      17.   I am so glad 16:49  |  KUTW 20/01/08
      18.   Europeans are stupid 16:51  |  Chris 20/01/08
      19.   Its this easy! just be done with it cut them off. 16:58  |  Joe 20/01/08
      20.   ### 17 16:58  |  ramachandran nair 20/01/08
      21.   BURN YOUR QASSAMS FOR ELECTRICITY 17:22  |  Yishai Kohen 20/01/08
      22.   Sorry, Sami #15, but Hamas prefers more martyrs 17:26  |  Joe Sittizen 20/01/08
      23.   L.Rosgarten,help is near,the Red Baron Akiva Eldar`ll move to Gaz 17:33  |  Absolute Sweden 20/01/08
      24.   sami 17:59  |  vik 20/01/08
      25.   POWER SUPPLY FOR GAZA 18:03  |  MJ 20/01/08
      26.   Associated Press 18:17  |  leon 20/01/08
      27.   Associated Press 18:22  |  leon 20/01/08
      28.   Collective punishment 18:48  |  jjvanka 20/01/08
      29.   pals/eu must pay for the damage they do. 19:08  |  ralph 20/01/08
      30.   Let the Salafis Go Back to the Old Ways 19:53  |  Ahmed 20/01/08
      31.   burn rocket fuel 19:57  |  frenz 20/01/08
      32.   let those b... in the dark 20:07  |  maurice 20/01/08
      33.   Hamas stealing Gaza hospitals` fuel 20:09  |  Gil 20/01/08
      34.   29/ right, and when will Israel pay billions for damage its done? 20:10  |  Jeremy Martin 20/01/08
      35.   Jeremy Martin 20:16  |  Margie in Tel Aviv 20/01/08
      36.   35/Famous Margie - You should be ashamed. Israel is the cause. 20:31  |  Jeremy Martin 20/01/08
      37.   Opening the door to UNSCR resolutions 20:32  |  Pablo B 20/01/08
      38.   To Mr. Moon (shine) 20:35  |  Avi 20/01/08
      39.   One Qassam can power Gaza City for 2 hours 20:40  |  Boris 20/01/08
      40.   Boim is delusional about UN 20:43  |  Pablo B 20/01/08
      41.   5/Peter - Iran will pay! 8/MaryRose - International Law 20:47  |  Jeremy Martin 20/01/08
      42.   Check it up, read all about it!!!! 20:50  |  Gil 20/01/08
      43.   get hospitals to provide names 20:51  |  vik 20/01/08
      44.   Keep it up Israel 20:54  |  Joey 20/01/08
      45.   Pal idiots always calling general strikes 20:56  |  Maya 20/01/08
      46.   Collective Punishment 20:57  |  Chris Linthwaite 20/01/08
      47.   Olmert and Bush 21:02  |  Palestian 20/01/08
      48.   sewage treatment plants 21:26  |  engineer 20/01/08
      49.   Hamas, You Need Academics To Counter Your Epidemics! 21:27  |  Lavi 20/01/08
      50.   "Gaza power plant shuts down due to fuel shortage" I must say, I 21:30  |  Ruti 20/01/08
      51.   Collective Punishment is a crime 21:31  |  Kris 20/01/08
      52.   Was hitler right? 21:33  |  Tom 20/01/08
      53.   Pals seek to have it both ways 21:34  |  Sam 20/01/08
      54.   UN shipment of Explosives to Gaza defies ANY NORMS and RULES 21:35  |  Vittorio 20/01/08
      55.   This is a clear Israeli war crime 21:37  |  Clickfool 20/01/08
      56.   End the vile siege,you rotters and get out of Palestinian land 21:39  |  lakshmi 20/01/08
      57.   Israel is finally doing the correct thing, Now get rid of Hamas 21:42  |  Shepherd 20/01/08
      58.   no colective punishment -it will accomplish nothing 21:44  |  roberta 20/01/08
      59.   Gaza Power Crisis 21:46  |  Serena 20/01/08
      60.   Long Live the Palestinian Struggle 21:54  |  Loyal Supporter 20/01/08
      61.   Alltogether now, lets sing..... 21:56  |  leo 20/01/08
      62.   Don`t really care if it`s a genuine humanitarian crisis 22:04  |  hebro 20/01/08
      63.   #42 boris the clucking fool and war 22:16  |  v hardman 20/01/08
      64.   CHILDREN WILL SUFFER 22:16  |  TOBIA 20/01/08
      65.   Let there be light............. 22:19  |  David 20/01/08
      66.   #49 22:34  |  Yuri 20/01/08
      67.   40 Sam,either you don`t really know the situation or you are 22:35  |  lakshmi 20/01/08
      68.   roberta 22:37  |  vik 20/01/08
      69.   That`s only 30% of electricity, 70% is still supplied by Israel! 22:42  |  Henry Korol 20/01/08
      70.   Clickfool 50 22:43  |  leo 20/01/08
      71.   Haaretz and distortion that puts false blame on Israel 22:47  |  Avi 20/01/08
      72.   Ignorant Jeremy Martin on Palestinian land 22:55  |  Stephen in New York 20/01/08
      73.   Haaretz tries to have it both ways 22:58  |  Avi 20/01/08
      74.   Jeremy Martin comparing Israel to Nazis 22:58  |  Stephen in New York 20/01/08
      75.   For Leo, on the clear Israeli war crime # 70 22:59  |  Clickfool 20/01/08
      76.   #71 Avi Clutching at straws 23:04  |  Chris Linthwaite 20/01/08
      77.   I hope Israel has the good sense of knowing when to stop 23:05  |  Tosefta 20/01/08
      78.   Lakshmi-I know the situation a hell of a lot better than you! 23:09  |  Sam 20/01/08
      79.   roberta # 53 That`s What The Kaiser Said 23:09  |  Jeff Northridge 20/01/08
      80.   #52 Tom 23:10  |  Chris Linthwaite 20/01/08
      81.   Collective punishmen 23:10  |  Ed 20/01/08
      82.   Amazing and cynical spin attempted by Avi # 71 23:12  |  Clickfool 20/01/08
      83.   Collective punishment 23:13  |  Ed 20/01/08
      84.   Warsaw Ghetto 23:18  |  The Other Alan 20/01/08
      85.   # 10 Kris - your ignorance does not suit you 23:19  |  Robin 20/01/08
      86.   Sad 23:21  |  Observer 20/01/08
      87.   Lakshmi is wrong. I am a Palestinian and I 23:21  |  Palestinian 20/01/08
      88.   I wonder 23:23  |  KUTW 20/01/08
      89.   Lakshmi, your friend Gog will soon be on his way 23:24  |  2 german lakshmi 20/01/08
      90.   Emmigration is the Solution 23:28  |  Scott 20/01/08
      91.   countdown to genocide 23:32  |  muslim 20/01/08
      92.   to #67 Lakshmi, the Propagandist 23:35  |  Greg 20/01/08
      93.   #2 - your post makes no sense - what are you talking about ? 23:37  |  redmike 20/01/08
      94.   Don`t follow the news much Kris? 23:40  |  MaryRose 20/01/08
      95.   #77 Tosefta 23:42  |  Guber 20/01/08
      96.   To Clickfool 23:43  |  Peter 20/01/08
      97.   Smuggle fuel not rocket fuel 23:43  |  Lee Schotness 20/01/08
      98.   Clickfool 75 23:45  |  leo 20/01/08
      99.   To Jeremey Martin - we`re on to you 23:48  |  GZLives 20/01/08
      100.   Too Bad For Those Gazans! 23:50  |  Steve 20/01/08
      101.   #75 boris the clucking fool and error 23:51  |  v hardman 20/01/08
      102.   Israel`s secret plan 23:53  |  Basmallah 20/01/08
      103.   #62 hebro 23:54  |  Boycott 20/01/08
      104.   serves them right let them sit in the dark for a while 23:55  |  dale 20/01/08
      105.   AP Photo-Op Propagands Against ?The Jewish State 23:56  |  Joseph E . 20/01/08
      106.   ghetto 23:57  |  guy 20/01/08
      107.   Gaza = Warsaw Ghetto 23:59  |  Mark Kienan 20/01/08
      108.   iran 00:02  |  jack behar 21/01/08
      109.   For the old, young, and ill, resume the fuel shipments. 00:03  |  Timothy 21/01/08
      110.   living off on the remaining 1% 00:04  |  Basmallah 21/01/08
      111.   To 75. Clickfool & to Lakshmi 67. Occupied territory 00:12  |  Altalena 21/01/08
      112.   sami of ramallah 00:13  |  MaryRose 21/01/08
      113.   #3 Aaron, consider this. 00:15  |  Ben Alofs 21/01/08
      114.   Iakshmi # 67 De Jure Statehood 00:15  |  Jeff Northridge 21/01/08
      115.   surrender 00:15  |  paul 21/01/08
      116.   #60 Long live the People of Israel 00:16  |  Dudka 21/01/08
      117.   It`s Time They Got Fuel From Egypt With The Money 00:17  |  Eli 21/01/08
      118.   # 77 ignorant Tosefta - GC is not applicable 00:20  |  17 21/01/08
      119.   Nothing is colder than a political Zionist heart! 00:26  |  Maureen Ann 21/01/08
      120.   Leon Rosgarten 00:28  |  bytheway 21/01/08
      121.   I must have missed something 00:28  |  Adrian de Klerk 21/01/08
      122.   killing more horrible 00:30  |  k 21/01/08
      123.   #2 Jeremy Martin - It isn`t the payment 00:31  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      124.   Salameh with the night goggles 00:33  |  bytheway 21/01/08
      125.   #7 Leon Rosgarten - U could help out 00:34  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      126.   #10 Kris - your ignorance is abominable 00:37  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      127.   jews 00:38  |  keith 21/01/08
      128.   #74 stephen 00:38  |  donnie 21/01/08
      129.   THEY ASKED , THEY GOT IT. 00:39  |  BOB KING THE ZIONIST 21/01/08
      130.   Light unto Nations quenching it,s own lights 00:39  |  Labhjras 21/01/08
      131.   to #74 Stephen 00:40  |  kaled 21/01/08
      132.   #15 Sami - Ramallah 00:40  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      133.   Sorry jjvanka, it`s not collective punishment... 00:42  |  MaryRose 21/01/08
      134.   #28 ijvanka - go tell that to Hamas 00:42  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      135.   It`s About Time!! 00:43  |  R 21/01/08
      136.   Come on guys this is not cool 00:43  |  Arab 21/01/08
      137.   They Want the 7th Century Now They Have It 00:47  |  Jane 21/01/08
      138.   Overthrow Hamas arguement doesn`t hold water 00:47  |  Ted 21/01/08
      139.   #46 Linthwaite - for once I agree with you 00:48  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      140.   All messed up 00:49  |  Yoda 21/01/08
      141.   #51 Kris - Austria 00:51  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      142.   We were only kidding 00:52  |  Calyxcrater 21/01/08
      143.   Sami and backfiring # 15 00:53  |  ChanahS 21/01/08
      144.   Jeremy Martin-Palestine never a country 00:53  |  Stephen in New York 21/01/08
      145.   I LIVED FOR THREE MOTHS WITHOUT ELECTRICITY WHEN NATO BOMBED 00:54  |  A Sr 21/01/08
      146.   78 Sam,worse & worse,no reply to the points I made,just ad 00:54  |  lakshmi 21/01/08
      147.   @ 46 Chris Linthwaite on collective punishment 00:54  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      148.   Palis impose collective punishment on Sderot 00:54  |  payback time 21/01/08
      149.   Gaza is NOT occupied territory 00:55  |  R 21/01/08
      150.   #77 Tosefta - your articles 00:55  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      151.   #79 Linthwaite - check your history 00:58  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      152.   #80 Ed 00:59  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      153.   tough luck 01:00  |  Jewish State 21/01/08
      154.   #10 Kris 01:00  |  Sol 21/01/08
      155.   Jeremy Martin # 36 - you are wrong and 01:01  |  ChanahS 21/01/08
      156.   Collective punishment..lol 01:03  |  Nemesis 21/01/08
      157.   #15 sami 01:04  |  Sol 21/01/08
      158.   # 55 Clickfool....until you can explain 01:04  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      159.   Can you imagine? 01:06  |  Ahmad S. Abouali 21/01/08
      160.   Keep Gaza in the Dark 01:07  |  Dan 21/01/08
      161.   Israel has a legal right to shut off UNRWA food and medicine.. 01:08  |  Dr. L. Brnd 21/01/08
      162.   #28 01:09  |  Sol 21/01/08
      163.   Picking sides. 01:10  |  Charles Smyth 21/01/08
      164.   Gazans protesting against what??? 01:11  |  Nechama 21/01/08
      165.   Sam #78 vs. Lakshmi 01:12  |  Bruce 21/01/08
      166.   ISRAELIS MUST BE VERY PROUD ABOUT THEIR MIGHTY POWER 01:12  |  indrajaya 21/01/08
      167.   Humanitarian crisis!!! 01:13  |  Nechama 21/01/08
      168.   Joe #19 - the world does know a war crime when it sees one 01:13  |  dana 21/01/08
      169.   Check out MereRhetoric on this very subject 01:14  |  Avi 21/01/08
      170.   #3 `Pals can only blame themselves for this mess` 01:14  |  Colin Wright 21/01/08
      171.   #29, RALPH, then israel owes 100 times more than pals 01:15  |  VIPER 21/01/08
      172.   Ed #80 "Collective punishmen"? Wow! 01:15  |  Bruce 21/01/08
      173.   #39, BORIS, your an idiot 01:17  |  VIPER 21/01/08
      174.   IDF Says Gaza is Faking a Crisis 01:19  |  Joseph E . 21/01/08
      175.   #75 Clickfool 01:20  |  Sol 21/01/08
      176.   Better holding candles 01:20  |  ottomatik 21/01/08
      177.   question for Chris Linthwaite 01:21  |  Avi 21/01/08
      178.   Clickidiot #75 01:22  |  Roland 21/01/08
      179.   Tom #52 01:24  |  Bruce 21/01/08
      180.   Humanitarian crises? Bull Sh*t 01:24  |  Ben 21/01/08
      181.   Diaspora Jews now have no choice 01:25  |  areallyangryjew 21/01/08
      182.   #79, Chris, A la guerre coma la guerre 01:28  |  Bob 21/01/08
      183.   5 died because people just die in hospitals . 01:30  |  R 21/01/08
      184.   #60 Loyal supporter, amen, with your misplaced prayer and support 01:31  |  Bob 21/01/08
      185.   only a fool would believe them about hopital deaths must choose 01:35  |  ralph 21/01/08
      186.   haaretz contributes to this but letting the pals off the democrat 01:37  |  ralph 21/01/08
      187.   get hamas out 01:38  |  anon 21/01/08
      188.   Watchdog Group Slams UK Funding of Hate-Filled PA School Books 01:39  |  Joseph E . 21/01/08
      189.   VIPER #113. Damage acessment is irrelevant. 01:39  |  Bruce 21/01/08
      190.   When I see the faces of those kids I want to cry... 01:41  |  Yaakov Sullivan 21/01/08
      191.   Clickfool 01:45  |  Yaakov Sullivan 21/01/08
      192.   Colin Wright #144 01:50  |  Bruce 21/01/08
      193.   #77 Tosefta (second try) 01:51  |  Guber 21/01/08
      194.   One Qassam has an IQ of two VIPERs 01:51  |  Boris 21/01/08
      195.   what reliability can always count on amos for distorted exagerati 01:52  |  ralph 21/01/08
      196.   Why should Israel give power to enemies? 01:54  |  stop the hypocrisy 21/01/08
      197.   it looks like Hitler`s final solution 01:55  |  nobodysacred 21/01/08
      198.   75 THIS IS CRUEL & INHUMANE -WHAT HEARTLESSNESS 02:01  |  dutch 21/01/08
      199.   75 THIS IS CRUEL & INHUMANE -WHAT HEARTLESSNESS 02:02  |  dutch 21/01/08
      200.   Jeremy Martin - Maybe you will be the one? 02:02  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      201.   To Dana in Sunnyvale 02:03  |  Yoda 21/01/08
      202.   #156 ventilated pts die w/o electricity, R 02:04  |  Aphemia 21/01/08
      203.   The pals mindset is.... 02:05  |  Nemesis 21/01/08
      204.   The Warsaw Ghetto 02:05  |  Samir Salameh 21/01/08
      205.   hamasSays 02:06  |  Yaacob 21/01/08
      206.   #141 indrajaya 02:07  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      207.   How come Hamas can`t shine? 02:08  |  Giora 21/01/08
      208.   Humanitarian crisis !!! 02:10  |  ChanahS 21/01/08
      209.   without electricity no TV in Gaza to see educational documentary 02:10  |  nobodysacred 21/01/08
      210.   Wow, that was quick. 02:10  |  Steven 21/01/08
      211.   Just Reminder If you Keep Pressure in 02:12  |  Samir Salameh 21/01/08
      212.   88 Howdy jeff Northridge,wrong as usual! 02:17  |  lakshmi 21/01/08
      213.   Gaza power plant 02:17  |  Mrs. Graham 21/01/08
      214.   miracle oil for at least 8 more days 02:17  |  Jewish doctor 21/01/08
      215.   Israel is provoking this shameful crisis and it`s criminal 02:19  |  Dutch 21/01/08
      216.   Criminals ar at it again 02:22  |  Atoo Landarv 21/01/08
      217.   Cry Me A River 02:22  |  Ron 21/01/08
      218.   Collective punishment 02:22  |  Craig 21/01/08
      219.   jeff. hereare some facts you may not be 02:23  |  bozhidar balkas 21/01/08
      220.   RE: Gaza power plants shut 02:25  |  piaget 21/01/08
      221.   Did either Facists or Nazis do such things!!! 02:25  |  Geranamo 21/01/08
      222.   PAL`S BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU IN THE DARK 02:27  |  NEIL GOLAN 21/01/08
      223.   Collective punishment 02:29  |  Ed 21/01/08
      224.   OVERDUE IN HAMASTAN 02:32  |  Commoinsense 21/01/08
      225.   Excellent News 02:35  |  Joseph 21/01/08
      226.   #151 Avi 02:38  |  Chris Linthwaite 21/01/08
      227.   155 Diaspora JEWs 02:39  |  Comonsense 21/01/08
      228.   Power still flows (to concerned anti-Israeli`s) 02:39  |  Avi 21/01/08
      229.   All decent people everywhere must join the boycott of Israel 02:43  |  Chanalau, Tova 21/01/08
      230.   nobodysacred #164 02:51  |  Bruce 21/01/08
      231.   It was wrong in 1930`s Europe. And it`s wrong now. 02:51  |  gearoid 21/01/08
      232.   Craig, don`t be ashamed. Its Hamas responsibility 02:54  |  Bruce 21/01/08
      233.   # 172, GIORA 02:54  |  indrajaya 21/01/08
      234.   Criminals ar at it again #180 02:56  |  Bruce 21/01/08
      235.   I MORE AWARE ABOUT PEOPLE HERE 02:58  |  indrajaya 21/01/08
      236.   The Issue 02:59  |  Mae 21/01/08
      237.   What could happen 03:10  |  Mae 21/01/08
      238.   Israel should lift the blockade.... 03:10  |  K 21/01/08
      239.   To Yishai Kohan # 21 - Not PHILISTINES - but Arabs 03:14  |  Dagma 21/01/08
      240.   Gaza power plant 03:16  |  G 21/01/08
      241.   Collective punisment - is a crime against humity 03:22  |  Isabel, Jonas, Nils 21/01/08
      242.   the best thing for people of gaza 03:28  |  joe shmoe 21/01/08
      243.   #178 Jewish doctor - There never was a miracle of 8 days 03:31  |  Squalid Ibn Harman 21/01/08
      244.   What a wonderful Day, What a wonderful Feeling 03:34  |  Squalid Ibn Harman 21/01/08
      245.   Wow! Hamas will not be able to find the way 03:37  |  GPS 21/01/08
      246.   to #184 - what a great load of tosh. Israel condones mass murder 03:37  |  Ana Sofia 21/01/08
      247.   What`s up, Pals? 03:39  |  Brain 21/01/08
      248.   Question - why one would argue with anti-semitic humanoids? 03:47  |  17 21/01/08
      249.   HELP 03:47  |  TOBIA 21/01/08
      250.   Fuel for thought 03:47  |  Khaled 21/01/08
      251.   A Punishment that fits the Crime. 03:49  |  arrabella 21/01/08
      252.   #156 R. Deplorable conditions in Gaza... 03:49  |  Maureen Ann 21/01/08
      253.   Where Israel`s argument is exposed as rubbish. 03:54  |  Johnboy 21/01/08
      254.   Arabs War Crimes Must Be Confronted 04:02  |  Joseph E . 21/01/08
      255.   184 Chanalau Tova,agreed,the Boycott,Divestment,Sanctions(BDS) 04:04  |  lakshmi 21/01/08
      256.   State Must Confront the Arabs Fabricated Constant Belly Aching 04:06  |  Joseph E . 21/01/08
      257.   #88 Jeff Nortridge wrong in the first line 04:18  |  Johnboy 21/01/08
      258.   #119 A Sr 04:21  |  Monica 21/01/08
      259.   k of jordan 04:23  |  Lynn 21/01/08
      260.   #123 R uses the typical sloppy words. 04:25  |  Johnboy 21/01/08
      261.   #184 Chanalu, Tova 04:26  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      262.   #181 Craig NY 04:27  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      263.   #180 Atoo Landarv - Toronto 04:30  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      264.   #125 *BEN JABO throws down the guantlet 04:43  |  Johnboy 21/01/08
      265.   I will remember 04:47  |  Jim 21/01/08
      266.   #184 Chanalau, Tova 04:54  |  Jim 21/01/08
      267.   Chanalau, Tova # 184 _ Would The Boycott Include Not 05:01  |  Eli 21/01/08
      268.   #184 Craig 05:50  |  Jim 21/01/08
      269.   #168 Aphemia 06:11  |  Jim 21/01/08
      270.   #3 Aaron 06:54  |  Jim 21/01/08
      271.   War Crimes? 07:08  |  Daniel 21/01/08
      272.   A Sr # 119 07:10  |  Philippe 21/01/08
      273.   Samir Salameh # 175 07:14  |  Philippe 21/01/08
      274.   #37 - Pablo B 07:19  |  JES 21/01/08
      275.   #10 Chris, are all Austrians as stupid as you? 07:36  |  John Allen 21/01/08
      276.   #15 Sami.. O Well!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 07:39  |  John Allen 21/01/08
      277.   Emotions, but not stopping kassams... 07:46  |  Vagina 21/01/08
      278.   who is to be blamed for holocaust 07:51  |  Ahmed 21/01/08
      279.   #34 Mr. Martin 07:54  |  John Allen 21/01/08
      280.   #184 To the liberals in England. 08:12  |  John Allen 21/01/08
      281.   This is the Greatest moment since Intifada2 and Qassams 08:20  |  Squalid Ibn Harman 21/01/08
      282.   JMARTIN Evading! why Are the Euros paying AND have been doing so? 08:21  |  PETER SM 21/01/08
      283.   #165 Dutch,you are a...... 08:21  |  John Allen 21/01/08
      284.   #158 "Yaakov Sullivan" 08:25  |  Michael 21/01/08
      285.   #184 Chani - Israel thanks you for all your financial support 08:26  |  Squalid Ibn Harman 21/01/08
      286.   To Atoo Landarv # 180 - What will Israelis call themseles now? 08:29  |  Dolly 21/01/08
      287.   #179 doris cadigan can thank herself for encouraging terrorism 08:30  |  v hardman 21/01/08
      288.   #104 Your people in Ireland are really... 08:30  |  John Allen 21/01/08
      289.   #185 Jim - What a pile of crap? 08:35  |  Squalid Ibn Harman 21/01/08
      290.   #158 "Yaakov Sullivan" 08:43  |  Michael 21/01/08
      291.   #184 and Reality 08:45  |  ori 21/01/08
      292.   Margie #35 09:13  |  Guido 21/01/08
      293.   Gaza power shut down. 09:44  |  David Nigel Braham 21/01/08
      294.   guy, you have it backwards in #84 10:36  |  MaryRose 21/01/08
      295.   Jeremy Martin is an Overt Racist - Antisemite!! 10:50  |  Susan 21/01/08
      296.   Re #110 Arab How wrong is it 11:07  |  MaryRose 21/01/08
      297.   blocus 11:22  |  valerie 21/01/08
      298.   #264 - Johnboy - stop the pretense 12:28  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      299.   #268 Jim Murfreesboro 12:40  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      300.   #166 Indrajaya 13:52  |  * BEN JABO 21/01/08
      301.   KeenMind 14:19  |  KeenMind 21/01/08
      302.   barak is an ennemy for Israel 16:22  |  paulo2005 21/01/08
      303.   #298 Listen, ya` dumb jabo 01:56  |  Johnboy 22/01/08
      304.   #298 dumb jabo makes the world`s most pointless point 02:07  |  Johnboy 22/01/08
      305.   #303 Johnboy 03:03  |  * BEN JABO 22/01/08
      306.   #304 Johnboy - Catchy headlines no substance 03:06  |  * BEN JABO 22/01/08
      307.   Johnboy - Sorry, I made a mistake 03:08  |  * BEN JABO 22/01/08
      308.   #306 Another BEN JABO straw man argument 05:27  |  Johnboy 22/01/08
      309.   #305 *BEN JABO dodges his reply 06:14  |  Johnboy 22/01/08
      310.   #307 Another whole lotta` nothin` from BEN 06:19  |  Johnboy 22/01/08
      311.   #189, BRUCE, you mean israel 09:38  |  VIPER 22/01/08
      312.   #306, ARROGANT BEN-JABO shoots himself again 09:45  |  VIPER 22/01/08
      313.   #312 2ND TRY DECEIT VIPER - EXPOSED AGAIN 18:49  |  * BEN JABO 23/01/08
      314.   human rights commission 11:47  |  Zvi Perelman 08/02/08
      315.   The true gaza power 01:09  |  Paul 09/02/08
      316.   cutting power 01:21  |  Paul 09/02/08
      317.   Leon Rosgarten & his occupied Palestine !! 11:30  |  Pantoulish 10/02/08
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