Ma'an – Israel will start to reduce its power supply to the Gaza Strip on December 2 the Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz told the Israeli High Court of Justice on Thursday. The measure is meant to stop the flow of homemade projectiles from the Gaza Strip into Israeli towns.
| Finally, someone is showing some sense. |
Mazuz was initially against the decision because of the criticism of several humanitarian organizations which have constantly argued that it would create a humanitarian disaster. However Israeli authorities insist that a minor reduction of power will not cause humanitarian hardship.
Israeli and Palestinian human rights groups had petitioned the High Court on Sunday to issue an interim injunction to delay the reduction of fuel and electricity supplies to Gaza, saying the move constitutes "the collective punishment of a million-and-a-half Palestinians."
| Which is sort of the idea, so that the Gazooks will then stop their hard boyz from launching rockets. |
Following Israel's declaration of the Gaza Strip as an "enemy entity" on September 19, the decision was then taken to reduce fuel and electricity supplies to the coastal enclave in a bid to stop the Palestinian resistance brigades from attacking neighbouring Israeli communities.
Israeli and Palestinian political echelons have recently been talking about goodwill gestures ahead of the Annapolis conference. The Israeli government announced the decision to release 431 Palestinian prisoners detained in Israeli jails. This is seen as a move to bolster local support for the Palestinian Authority and President Mahmoud Abbas, whom the Israelis and the West see as moderate.
The decision to reduce power supplies to the besieged Gaza Strip appears to be a hostile act which contradicts any Israeli pledges of goodwill.
| Launching rockets is also a hostile act which contradicts pledges of Paleo goodwill. |
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