In Gaza poverty shortages are normal. There is a demand for basic goods but they are in very short supply. Israel has positioned blockades around the borders Gaza shares with other nations. So one of the best ways to get goods into Gaza is through tunnels.

In order to draw themselves out of poverty the Palestinians were exhorted to invest in the tunnels. Investors understood that these tunnels would help them out of poverty and provide the method to smuggle in basic goods. One town that has lots of these tunnels is Rafah which shares a boundary with Egypt.

There are scores of tunnels but Israelis end up bombing many of them so there are continually tunnels being built. There is a lot of wealth to be made from running a tunnel. lately two swindlers gathered currency from Palestinians in order to construct a tunnel except that they left with anywhere from $100 million to $500 million. The money is vanished and there is no tunnel.

Hamas has two suspects in custody but so far the money has not been recovered.. It’s not just investors that lost their money but also workers. One worker didn’t get paid for three months worth of work and doesn’t think he’ll ever get compensation.

Tunnels may be money makers and life lines to the people in Gaza but they are also very unsafe. With Israel dropping bombs on the tunnels and a regular threat of cave-ins tunnel runners are always in danger. These tunnels provide not only money and goods to Palestinians but they come with a price. A Palestinian father stated “I want to go to the park at the end of the day, not go looking for my son inside a tunnel digging for a living and finding him dead inside the tunnel.”

There are actually hundreds of underground tunnels connecting Egypt to Rafah and thousands of Palestinians working on smuggling goods into Gaza. Israel claims that it’s necessary to end these tunnels because weapons are smuggled in, which may be correct but the blockades are keeping Palestinians below the poverty line.

Unemployment in Gaza is up to 80 percent and as a result many are forced to work in the tunnels. Even children run away to work in these tunnels and are rapidly hired because many of the tunnels are only 4 feet tall inside. Children are also recruited to hollow out the tunnels and many are injured or lost when the tunnel falls in with them inside. Nevertheless the risks are worth it for many children. One child reported to have received $100 a day for working in a tunnel.

It’s difficult for these children to refuse because they come from such poor backgrounds. The money is what drives this business and many children get caught up in that. Just this year alone over 59 Palestinians have perished in the tunnels, including children.

Diane Johnson earned a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from the University of Utah. She likes to write about the news, politics, college degrees, online education, and the college experience.

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Today is 8th of October and it is the date which Adian Napitupulu claimed that Malaysia will be ganyang-ed (crushed) by Indonesians! So far there’s no news of any movement, and they still have another say…3 hours to do so? Some of you might be bemused by this vigilante group’s threat, but I was utterly angry and worried. Why? Because I know how crazy some of these Indonesians can be. Some of them are downright wild and barbaric! If this is just a joke or rumour…then I would be really glad! But I thing, that’s not the case!

This threat was spearheaded by a vigilante group called BENDERA (Benteng Demokrasi Rakyat or People’s Democratic Defence). We have already witnessed how malice these group could be. On the 8th of September, a dozen of these Bendera Vigilantes clad in red and white (colour of Indonesian flag) and armed with sharpened bamboo sticks set up their own roadblocks at Menteng in central Jakarta and checked ID card of passers-by to screen for Malaysians. Thank goodness they failed to find any. But what if they did? What will they do to the poor, innocent Malaysians?

One month after “sweeping” for Malaysians in Jakarta, they are now trying to crush Malaysia and bring us down on our knees begging for mercy from them. Today, 8th of October is their D-Day to avenge all wrongs committed by Malaysia against Indonesia. So what have we done then? I thing the Indonesian criminals terrorizing our land are doing more damage than what we could do right?

They claimed we have stolen their islands (Sipadan, Ligitan and Jemur); they alleged that we had robbed their Indonesian cultural heritage and abusing Indonesian workers. Even if we have did that, does this means they have the right to attack us? Does this mean they could go around, attack and even kill us? Who on earth do they thing they are?

Here’s more: 6 weeks ago, 10 spies have infiltrated Malaysia to build a network among Indonesian workers. They claimed that these 10 spies have managed to convince 1.45million Indonesians (maids, construction and plantation workers) to BURN their workplace once the confrontation against Malaysia is ignited! Gosh? How come they are so evil?

Do you want more? OK: They also claimed that today, 300 Indonesians trained in invulnerable skill which makes them invincible to sharp objects and bullets will attack and invade towns in the island of Borneo! Then in another 6 to 8 months KL would be in their claws too or so they claimed. You see how insane these barbarians are? And yet they say they are the righteous ones. Sounds they are more like wicked demons to me.

I really don’t know what more I can say? Indonesia were hit by earthquake that have snatched away thousands of innocent lives! Malaysia has sent so many aid for these unfortunate victims. We have sent food, clean water supply and millions of Malaysians have donated to them. YET! They wanna attack us? These BENDERA vigilantes are really ungrateful! Instead of helping their fellow Indonesian quake victims, they are busy trying to ganyang us! They are really a disgrace to their own nation! What more can I say about them?

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