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Israel Opposes U.N. Proposal To Return Internet Access to Gaza

Israel opposed a resolution drafted by Saudi Arabia that return internet access to Gaza. Their excuse was “Hamas could use it.” I guess they're using that same logic on food.

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Israel opposed a resolution drafted by Saudi Arabia that would return internet access to Gaza.

Host Cenk Uygur, Senator Nina Turner and creator of the Insurgence podcast, Jordan Uhl discuss the news on The Young Turks.

Israel opposes u. N. Proposal to rebuild gaza's internet

"ISRAEL OPPOSED A proposal at a recent United Nations forum aimed at rebuilding the Gaza Strip’s war-ravaged telecommunications infrastructure on the grounds that Palestinian connectivity is a readymade weapon for Hamas.

The resolution, which was drafted by Saudi Arabia for last week’s U.N. International Telecommunication Union summit in Geneva, is aimed at returning internet access to Gaza’s millions of disconnected denizens."

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