The elasticity of a closed mind
I never really grasped the versatility of the blame Israel crowd till now. For example, when weather creates a disaster here like a broken water pipe or a storm downs a power line people here put it down to ‘an act of G-d’ and leave it at that and concentrate on getting it fixed. At no time does anyone suggest its a nefarious plot conducted by Zionists to kill off civilians. Not so in the Gaza Strip where huge storms were raining down on the normally arid region. Ynet News:
Palestinians in the Gaza Strip accused Israel on Monday of being responsible for making flooding worse. According to their claims, the IDF opened a dam between the city of Gaza and the central Gaza Strip, which caused flooding in dozens of houses. In the Eshkol regional council, which borders the Strip, the claims were dismissed. The council said it knew nothing of such a dam.
Palestinian medical sources said that civil defense services had evacuated dozens of houses in the area after they had been flooded. No injuries were reported. Palestinian rescue personnel are working to clear the water but many residents are still unable to return home. The civil defense called on residents to avoid entering the area with vehicles.
Interesting how no feels odd or foolish for suggesting the IDF operates a secret dam in the middle of the Gaza Strip between Gaza City and the Central Gaza district and can move in and out at will to open or close the dam without Hamas’ knowledge – of anything; be it the secret dam or the movement of the IDF.
Of course, if you were inclined to an irrelevant religious bent and not Palestinian; you might suggest it was the power of both Orthodox Jews and Hamas both holding prayers for rain on the same day, and suggest in the future both groups work together to co-ordinate their prayer days so no two groups pray for the same thing on the same day – given the present circumstances of the unintended consequences of having your prayers answered.
