Foreign Correspondence

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Feb 7, 2008
Israel begins Gaza power cut
By JPOST.COM STAFF

The Defense Ministry instructed the Israel Electric Company
Thursday evening to begin reducing the flow of electricity in one of
the power lines to the Gaza Strip by 5 percent, Army Radio reported.

Violence flares up once again in Sderot and Gaza
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The initial power cut, part of the government's punitive measures against Hamas, was
expected to be followed by further 5% reductions in two additional lines in the next two weeks.

Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilna'i said the move was another step in the
process to decrease Gaza's dependency on Israel. "We alerted Hamas and Egypt
of the current step through diplomatic channels. They received very clear notification."

A EUPHEMISM IF I'VE EVER HEARD ONE .. TO DECREASE DEPENDENCY NORMALLY MEANS
TO INCREASE VIABILITY DOESN'T IT?? MAYBE HE IS SAYING THAT ISRAEL WANTS TO MAKE
GAZA MORE DEPENDENT ON EGYPT .. TO THE DICTATOR STATE .. just wondering of course.

"Israel's topmost interest is to stop its connection to the Strip. We won't supply electricity to Kassam
production facilities. Eventually they need to start taking care of themselves - and they will take care of themselves."

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