Reply #13: some corrections...

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the cameras at rafah were useless......once israel left gaza the rafah crossing was in the complete hands of the Egyptians/PA and Europeans.....any complaints should be directed at the egyptians for lack of commerce (they did not want the import/export business of the palestenians)...but you know that as well as I. and the europeans who have refused to open it up at times. (they dont want to travel in gaza to reach the crossing or stay in Egypt).
anyway the tunnels have made up for it.

Money for guns they have, given the well equipped militias, food therefore must be a lesser issue.

the rest of gaza?.....their options increased 1,000% when israel left......and thats all there is to it. Israel is gone again and they now have another chance. I'll make some suggestions:

pressure egypt to help them export via Rafah

they can export to egypt place the goods on egyptian trucks/drivers and then reimport to israel (and to the westbank)

they should not attack and kill egyptians at Rafah

they should stop shooting kassams at israel, eventually the IDF will return fire.....(it should be obvious to all, who is now trying to kill civilians and who isnt....)

hook up the electrical grid to egypt, cut all ties to the israeli infrastructure.

and they really should return Gilad.....or at least let the red cross visit.

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i'm afriad it really is that simple in principle. All it takes is a bit of initiative and most importand of all, the will and desire to improve their lives and stop looking for excuses blame somebody else for their problems.

they've had this chance before and now they're getting another one.....wonder if they'll blow this one as well...all the econ reports in the world doesnt change the simple fact that today israel is not in gaza, and missles are flying over the border trying to kill israelis..and israel is doing nothing about it.....

and that internally they have a 'political mess" which is also their own doing......it doesnt look good, but this is all on the palestenians