Economic Woes Behind New Unrest in Gaza

[AP] Karin Laub - The backdrop to the violence in Gaza: skeletons of unfinished apartment towers, shuttered factories, empty store shelves and skyrocketing prices for bread and cigarettes after five months of rule by the Islamic militants of Hamas and isolation from the world. Still, Hamas' grip on power doesn't appear in serious danger.


2007-11-14 01:00:00

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