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| Barak: Egypt can provide humanitarian needs of Gaza |
| 2008-01-23 |
| In the words of Nelson Muntz, "HA-ha"... Bethlehem – Ma'an – Israeli Defence Minister Ehud Barak said on Wednesday that Egypt can provide for the humanitarian needs of the people of the Gaza Strip from now on. Barak was speaking in Paris, following a meeting with French President Nicholas Sarkozy. His comments came after tens of thousands of Palestinians broke through the border wall separating the Gaza Strip and Egypt and bought supplies of food and fuel, before returning home. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said on Wednesday that he gave orders to the security forces to allow the entry of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip. "I told them to let them enter and buy food and return as long as they were not carrying weapons," Mubarak told reporters in Cairo. The flaw in that plan is "return". Enjoy 'em... The de facto government in the Gaza Strip expressed its willingness to sit down immediately with the Egyptian leadership to discuss arrangements for the operation of the Rafah crossing, saying they were ready to assume management of the crossing. Sure. Should be easy, seeing how it doesn't exist anymore... |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #5 Egypt lost Gaza in the '67 war. Now they can have it back. They did such a good job integrating the Paleos from '48-'67, something the world tends to intentionally forget. /sarcasm off |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-01-23 23:11 |
| #4 Israel should have nothing to do with Gaza except to lob ordinance there if Hamas gets frisky. Egypt can put the Gaza albatross on their necks. Egypt does not want Gazans in Egypt, they are destabilizers. Well, enjoy Gaza, Mubarak. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-01-23 20:10 |
| #3 What will Egypt do when the splodydopes start going off in Cairo? the same thing Jordan's Hussein did: Black |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-01-23 15:47 |
| #2 Might have been better for everybody concerned if Egyptians had fired on the Paleo gunnies when they first started trying to breach the wall unless they are willing to deal with all of the ramifications and consequences both known and unknown. Egyptian military in Gaza might be a good thing if they were willing to deal with Hamas. But if they're unwilling or unable to deal with Hamas it could lead to another clash between Israel and Egypt. Egyptian troops could get caught in the crossfire as IDF retaliates against Hamas missiles or other provocations. But if Egypt permits traffic across it's border, Israel's blockade is broken and it's also a can of worms for Egypt. Israel had it sealed but Egypt just let them out. Could be very dangerous. Hamas with fresh supplies and Egypt with an illegal immigrant problem which will certainly include destabilizing muslim whackos. What will Egypt do when the splodydopes start going off in Cairo? |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-01-23 15:24 |
| #1 The Israelis should cut off everything ASAP. No fuel, food, water, anything. Give them to Egypt and say that they are no longer their problem. Anyone tries to cross the wall into Israel gets shot, however. And no Egyptian military or armored vehicles in Gaza, either. The place is a "demilitarized zone". |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-01-23 14:44 |