THE PLAGUE OF DARKNESS

Palestinians living in Gaza taking to the streets is no longer newsworthy. Palestinians living in Gaza taking to the streets to demonstrate against their own corrupt leadership causes one to sit up and take notice. Such was the case a few days ago, when 10,000 Palestinians protested on the streets of Jabaliya for having being kept in the dark by Hamas. The protesters were speaking out against the three to four hours a day of electricity that they receive in their homes. “I cannot read or study in my home”, lamented a 19-year-old student. What the student neglected to mention is that in his house he also cannot take his coat or jacket off, because there is no electricity for the space heaters.
Electricity rationing aside, so many Palestinians living in Gaza have been kept in the dark for as long as the State of Israel has existed. Corrupt Palestinian governments – whether it is the current Hamas government or any other group of thugs that preceded Hamas have always kept so many Palestinians in the dark, as well as in abject poverty because it suits their purpose. Hamas, along with its various predecessors have consistently refused to appeal to their own Palestinian population to improve their lives. Hamas, along with its various predecessors has consistently refused to shed light on an attainable better lifestyle that is within reach of its own Palestinian population. Instead of encouraging its people, instead of providing its people with the necessary resources, instead of showing its people how they can improve their lot in life, Hamas as well as previous Palestinian leadership in Gaza has deliberately poisoned the minds of so many of its people against the Zionists and what the Zionists have done to ruin the lives of poor Palestinians.
To be sure, there are roughly 100,000 Gazans who have managed to see the light, despite the attempts of Palestinian leadership. On a daily basis they cross into Israel, where gainful employment awaits them. Working for Israelis, they earn over fifty dollars a day. Others, who for whatever reason do not or cannot make their way out of Gaza into Israel, end up earning a mere 45% of that amount. Added to these obvious economic benefits, those who do work in Israel for Israelis, tend to focus on building better lives for themselves and think about  things such as bigger and better homes, nicer furniture, a car or if they already own one, trading up to a newer model. They have plans of sending their children to college, so that the next generation of Palestinians will be a generation of professions and not be limited to entry level jobs. Rarely if ever, do these gainfully employed 100,000 Palestinians think about terrorism. Their minds are much too occupied with constructive thoughts.
The Hamas government, as well as the similarly corrupt governments that have ruled the Palestinians ever since the establishment of the State of Israel, must at all costs keep their people in darkness. To do otherwise, would shed light on the fact that the real enemy is not Benjamin Netanyahu nor any other Israeli Prime Minister, but Ismail Haniyeh along with all his predecessors. So many Palestinians in Gaza cannot see that no different than all previous Israeli Prime Ministers, Benjamin Netanyahu has everything to gain if Palestinians are gainfully employed, looking forward to receiving their paycheck and focusing on improving their standard of living. Without government brainwashing and incitement, Palestinians are no different than any other people. Similarly, so many Palestinians in Gaza cannot see that no different than all previous Palestinian leaders in Gaza, Ismail Haniyeh has everything to gain if Palestinians are kept in darkness. The more Palestinians are deprived of hope for the future, the more Palestinians are taught to despise the Zionist enemy, the more Ismail Haniyeh along with his corrupt leadership can abuse the masses and abscond with funds earmarked for the people. Hatred directed towards the Zionist enemy displaces hatred directed towards  the Palestinian thug.
For Jews, the plague of darkness took place over 3,000 years ago in Egypt. For so many Palestinians living in Gaza, the plague of darkness remains a daily event.