From
@docnatecohen on Twitter,
a story about the poor suffering Gazans and their new iPhone 5s.
Apple's new iPhone 5 is selling well in the Gaza Strip despite
inflated prices, reaching the Palestinian enclave via smuggling tunnels
even before high-tech hub Israel next door.
The cutting edge
smart phone is being snapped up for almost double what it costs in the
United States, its price jacked up by middlemen on its circuitous
delivery route from Dubai via tunnels linking the blockaded territory
with Egypt.
The iPhone 5 will not be available until December
from mobile operators in tech-mad Israel, which along with Egypt
maintains a partial blockade of Gaza to prevent the entry of anything
that could be used for military purposes.
But the phones have
been available for a couple of weeks in Gaza and they were on display on
Monday in three independent mobile stores in a one-block radius in
downtown Gaza City.
Prices ranged from 4,500 Israeli shekels ($1,170) for the 16 gigabyte model to 5,700 ($1,480) for 64 gb.
"I
ordered 30 and I've sold 20 so far," said one dealer. "We can order as
many as we want. But most people are waiting for the price to go down.
They're pretty expensive."
You guys remember the Warsaw Ghetto, where they had to pay significantly more for smartphones?
Please see also: http://www.commentarymagazine.com/2012/10/16/the-iphone5-gaza-and-israel-palestinians/#.UH1_sDthBB0.twitter
ReplyDeleteIncludes the water calumny.