Sunday, July 31, 2011

Gaza's economic mirage

Wasseem El Sarraj
GAZA CITY(FP) 28 July -- A predominant, if misguided, narrative holds Gaza to be a Mediterranean secret, where food is plentiful and joy is unabated. Such statements are not exactly false. As a Gazan, I can say I have laughed, dined out (not just falafel), and been able to embrace my proclivity for consumption -- recently purchasing a 37" flat-screen TV. But this has been a product of the stubbornness and creativity of capitalism under an enforced closure (where goods flow into Gaza, but what goes out is very limited). Not to mention the sheer luck that I hail from an elite class and of the simple fact that humans, in desperate circumstances, still muster the ability to "look on the bright side of life."
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7 comments:

  1. thankgodimatheistJuly 31, 2011 at 5:51 AM

    I'm expecting our moron in residence to be quite aroused by this. Just a feeling..

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  2. ananJuly 31, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    Very insightful article. Through hard work and tenacity Gazans are having limited success despite Israel.

    But overall the situation remains pretty bad. Free trade and free investment for Gaza and West Bank and Israel now.

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  3. vaaJuly 31, 2011 at 4:13 PM

    <span>"Free trade and free investment for Gaza and West Bank and Israel now."</span>

    You see TG . This is the problem in Palestine " No free trade" . You resident moron has just had his orgasmic sentence. 

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  4. thankgodimatheistJuly 31, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    You didn't get it vaa! Our genius political analyst is right! The Palestinians who are poor because of their leftist leadership need to become rich so the socialist big gov't of Israel becomes jealous of them and would want to sleep with them but first the Palestinians must drop their leftist leadership. Ye see, that's the problem. .

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  5. Jemmy HopeAugust 1, 2011 at 3:17 AM

    Do you detect a sea-change, TG? Since you threatened to boot the fool's "slanderous derriere" off your blog he's eased up on the racism and begun sniping at the left, or "hard left" as he calls anything to the left of Glenn Beck.
    Of course, it may be that his CIA controller has ordered him to stick to the guidelines.

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  6. thankgodimatheistAugust 1, 2011 at 3:48 AM

    Well he knows that he's walking a thin line and must be very careful with how he puts it. BTW, he never expresses exactly what he thinks, and leaves concealed most of the iceberg. A snake!

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  7. thankgodimatheistAugust 1, 2011 at 3:52 AM

    <span>BTW, I did not ban him, I just made it clear to him that he should leave.</span>
    On the other hand, fleg was banned because asking him to leave would have been useless, the guy doesn't take no for an answer.

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