Comment by flyinglizard
2 years ago
Israel never prohibited any factories. They have cars, computers, and a powerful army with ballistic munition know-how that’s rare. They could have smuggled in anything. Who said there are no X-ray machines in Gaza? Gaza had many hospitals before October 7th, ironically probably more than Israel itself.
So what Gazans did after the disengagement: 1. Electing Hamas into power 2. Ceasing having elections, instead opting for a Taliban style religious Islamist rule 3. Arming themselves to the teeth 4. Routinely shooting missiles, mortars and RPGs into Israeli civilians
They could have chosen to go on many paths.
Cars, computers and everything else is imported. There is no manufacturing to speak of.
> Small-scale industries in Gaza City include the production of plastics, construction materials, textiles, furniture, pottery, tiles, copperware, and carpets.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_the_Gaza_Strip#Manu...
Your claim that Gaza had more hospitals than Israel is absurd. Israel has 5x the population, for starters. A cursory Google search indicates Israel has 10x the number of hospitals.
I recognize your arguments because I've heard them all before. Repeated ad nauseam by people who grew up in Zionist households and got all their news from comically partisan sources. They sincerely believe what they say and fact checking their claims is completely pointless because evidence means nothing in face of a lifetime of indoctrination.