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Hamas rejects Israel-approved snack foods for Gaza
Associated Press ^ | June 10, 2010 | IBRAHIM BARZAK

Posted on 06/10/2010 9:24:20 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) -- The Hamas government said Thursday it will not let newly approved food items into the Gaza Strip as long as Israel maintains its blockade of the territory.

Israel slightly eased the much-criticized blockade on Wednesday by permitting snacks, spices and some other previously banned food items into Gaza. The order was symbolic at best, leaving a ban in place on desperately needed construction and industrial materials.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: effem

1 posted on 06/10/2010 9:24:20 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Let them starve.

Israel needs to advertise AGAIN the menus from the resturants in Gaza.

There is no shortage of food, just a messup up distribution method of the free aid.


2 posted on 06/10/2010 9:44:24 AM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: ridesthemiles

Pork Rinds?


3 posted on 06/10/2010 9:49:08 AM PDT by research99
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Okay, we want Gaza, Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem and Cool Ranch Doritos. And some of that halal dip, you know the one.


4 posted on 06/10/2010 9:53:04 AM PDT by Sender (It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
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To: research99

Too funny - that’s the first thing I thought of.


5 posted on 06/10/2010 10:00:46 AM PDT by LadyBuck (In the immortal words of Jean Paul Sartre, 'Au revoir, gopher')
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To: Free ThinkerNY

6 posted on 06/10/2010 10:01:16 AM PDT by reagan_fanatic (Never trust anyone who points their rear end at God while praying.)
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To: ridesthemiles

Doesn’t AP have any reporters that are non-arab?


7 posted on 06/10/2010 10:52:52 AM PDT by richardtavor
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Mostly because they don’t need it.

They have plenty of food.


8 posted on 06/10/2010 10:59:44 AM PDT by <1/1,000,000th%
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To: research99

I say allow only pork products and matza!


9 posted on 06/10/2010 11:56:37 AM PDT by east1234 (,)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

The “desperately needed construction materials” are probably concrete and steel for bunkers, tank traps, and fortifications.

How about only allowing in materials to build wood frame houses?


10 posted on 06/10/2010 12:47:16 PM PDT by darth
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