Hamas stages blackout in Gaza

[Nemesis6]

On at least two occasions this week, Hamas staged scenes of darkness as part of its campaign to end the political and economic sanctions against the Gaza Strip, Palestinian journalists said Wednesday.

Palestinians attend a candlelight march against severe fuel cuts that also led to power cuts, in Gaza City. Were some of them staged?

In the first case, journalists who were invited to cover the Hamas government meeting were surprised to see Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh and his ministers sitting around a table with burning candles.

In the second case on Tuesday, journalists noticed that Hamas legislators who were meeting in Gaza City also sat in front of burning candles.

But some of the journalists noticed that there was actually no need for the candles because both meetings were being held in daylight.

"They had closed the curtains in the rooms to create the impression that Hamas leaders were also suffering as a result of the power stoppage," one journalist told The Jerusalem Post. "It was obvious that the whole thing was staged."

Another journalist said he and his colleagues were told to wait for a few minutes before entering the chamber of the Palestinian Legislative Council so that each legislator would have time to light his candle. He said that when he saw that the curtains had been closed to prevent the light from entering, he realized that Hamas was trying to manipulate the media for political gain.

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1201070777685&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull

You can see the fake photos that the journalists from REUTERS, etc, are lapping up here - http://newsbusters.org/blogs/warner...y-alert-spreading-hamas-propaganda-fake-power

And when Israel stops sending fuel to Gaza, the whole world whines, forcing the pathetic Israeli government to give in.

An interesting thing - "Marwan" writes

It's all true. So what? Hamas arranged the photo-ups for its interests. Israel has a lot to learn from Hamas.

As inherently wrong as that sentence is, he's actually right - Learn from your enemy. Well, to some degree, Israel has, but obviously not enough. Perhaps Israel could produce and spread pictures like this, too: http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp....jpg?x=400&y=263&sig=Jek5xFizysOYGHtl93UxHA--
But, you know, instead of the Fatah logo on her headband, just have the Israeli flag.

 

[Icarusintel]

Psh, those dumbasses forgot to open the curtains. No wonder it was dark in there.

 

[CptStern]

somehow in some bizarro world of logic this makes sense to at least one person in this thread ..and it isnt Icarusintel:

And when Israel stops sending fuel to Gaza, the whole world whines, forcing the pathetic Israeli government to give in.

..all because they're lying and using candles when they shouldnt be?


NUKE ISRAEL FROM ORBIT, WE CANT TAKE THE CHANCE THAT THEY'LL ESCAPE!!! ..so sorry jewish peoples but for the greater good you must be sacrificed ..the terrorwrists are USING CANDLES for the love of god!!!

Learn from your enemy. Well, to some degree, Israel has, but obviously not enough. Perhaps Israel could produce and spread pictures

like this one?

 

[Ridge]

Those pics are hilarious...captions say how its during a power outage, yet the sunlight through the curtains is plain as day...

EDIT: No pun intended

 

[K e r b e r o s]

I don't mean to make a mockery of the circumstances ... but, wow.