Taxes in Gaza cause Food to Rot


	Taxes in Gaza cause Food to Rot

RecordSage

8-20-2007 11:38 PM

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gaza, hamas, electricity, taxes, blackout, fuel, eu, aid

RecordSage says:

Another example of "do unto your own... for the sake of insanity".

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