The Truth Behind the Blackout
Israel has been taking a lot of flak in the news this past week due to it stopping the normal flow of commercial goods into the Gaza Strip. Many have said that this Israeli “blockade” eventually led to a blackout throughout Gaza. However, when looking at the facts more closely, one will find that the terrorist organization Hamas is actually responsible for the outage. Take a look at what Bob Owens from Pajamas Media has to say about this:
By Sunday evening, Gaza City was in a complete blackout. And of course, it was Israel’s fault. Or was it?
Hamas spokesmen blamed Israel for the power shortage, claiming that they were forced to shut down power because of a fuel shortage brought about by the blockade. That same night, Al Jazeera began live broadcasts of a “spontaneous” candlelight protest in a darkened Gaza. The heart-wrenching images were broadcast throughout the Arab world and picked up by wire services and cable news outlets internationally.
It was great theater, but it was far from accurate news reporting. Gaza was not without electrical power during that time, and both the darkness and the candlelight protests were the results of a calculated ploy by Hamas.
The Gaza Strip receives 70 percent of its electricity from the Israeli Electric Company (IEC) (perhaps the only power company in the world regularly attacked by their customers.) Egyptian power companies chip in another five percent. The energy flowing into Gaza from Israel and Egypt, and making up three-quarters of Gaza’s power supply never ceased and never slowed during the “blackout.”
And who is responsible for these blatant falsehoods being paraded as facts worldwide? If you guessed the MSM then you are correct. Remember: a little bit a skepticism can often help you find a whole lot of truth.
