Who is capable to reconstruct Gaza.?

Submitted by David Goshen (Israel), Mar 3, 2009 at 11:36

Neither The Palestinian Authority or Hamas have the capability of reconstructing Gaza.The PA has a very bad building record for what they built in Gaza from the time Arafat took over and one slightly moderate earthquake would do much more damage than Israel inflicted.

A major reconstruction needs the donor countries to hire serious contractors who can use local skilled & unskilled labour which will be a big break of the mainly unemployed population of Gaza.This is a major opportunity not to reinstate & reconstruct the congested living but to replan the Gaza Strip to resettle the population.

There are large tracts of unoccupied land in Gaza which should be used.There is no truth to the myth that Gaza is the most congested population in the world.There is no need to reconstruct military installations all priorty should be given to building civilian accommodation & infrastructure..& attention should at last be given to setting up industries & other activities to provide work for the residents of Gaza.The reconstruction of Gaza is only logical if the area will become a demilitarised area.

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