Gaza to run out of fuel tomorrow, again

Arab media is reporting that the Gaza power plant will run out of fuel tomorrow. Apparently the fuel donation from Qatar that has been transferred from Egypt to Israel through the Kerem Shalom terminal is about to run out.

We've seen this film before. Even though Israel is willing to sell Gaza all the fuel it wants at market prices, and indeed Kerem Shalom has never reached the capacity of fuel it can transfer, Hamas refuses to pay the amount needed. The PA balks at subsidizing the fuel. Egypt has all but shut down the illegal trade of subsidized fuel, not able to afford to give enough to its own citizens.

And Israel will be blamed by Hamas, the media and so-called "human rights organizations."

In a few days we will see photos of Gaza kids walking around with candles. The stories of how horrible Ramadan is in the summer heat without fans or air conditioning will start coming out of wire services. "Human rights groups" will use it as an excuse to bash Israel. And each of these articles will mention the "Israeli siege" or "blockade" saying either explicitly or implicitly that Israel is at fault.

The lying is shameless, but since it is anti-Israel, it is accepted uncritically.