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Africa North
'I told Gazans to come and eat'
2008-01-24
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians crossed into Egypt from Gaza on Wednesday after gunmen destroyed about two-thirds of the Gaza-Egypt border wall. Most of the Gazans returned after stocking up on food and other basic supplies that have become scarce due to the blockade imposed on the territory by Israel.

UN personnel said they estimated the number of Palestinians who entered Egypt to be 350,000. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced that he had ordered his troops to allow Palestinians to cross into Egypt because they were starving. Speaking at the Cairo International Book fair, Mubarak told reporters that when Palestinians began breaking through the Gaza-Egypt border at Rafah by force, he told his men to let them in to buy food before escorting them out.
Technically, Hosni invited the Paleos over for takeaway kebabs, and they had to use hand sanitizer and bring their own sporks.
Figures. You know how hard it is to eat a kebab with a spork?
Posted by:Fred

#12  One of those interviewed yesterday said he was taking 800(some)Dollars to buy food, cooking oil, etc.

I can't take 800 bucks to the store.
And yes he said dollars, makes me wonder where he got them.
Posted by: Redneck Jim   2008-01-24 20:00  

#11  do not insult the blessed spork, infidel! I keeel you!
Posted by: Frank G   2008-01-24 19:58  

#10  Paleo piasters

That just about brought my coffee back up through my nose ...


Lotp, good point.
Posted by: Steve White   2008-01-24 13:30  

#9  Good a time as any to blow up the Israeli electric pylons and water mains going to Gaza. Blame it on Kassams.
Posted by: ed   2008-01-24 12:50  

#8  Mubarak is making sure that he is not seen as abrogating Arab customs of hospitality.

Might seem like a trivial issue to us, but that perception could go a long way to preventing the Muslim Brotherhood from stirring up serious internal unrest by removing a pretext for public anger at him.
Posted by: lotp   2008-01-24 12:34  

#7  The locals were doing a brisk biz exchanging shekels for dollars, etc.

This type of exchange usually includes at least a 5% cut for the exhanger's service.
Posted by: mhw   2008-01-24 12:14  

#6  One article said yesterday they were taking Israeli shekels.
Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305   2008-01-24 11:50  

#5  What kind of currency is being used to buy the food? Euros? Dollars? or does the paleo piaster exchange well with the egyptians.
Posted by: bman   2008-01-24 11:42  

#4  That was mighty white of him, considering that the Gazoo is actually part Egypt.
Posted by: Spot   2008-01-24 09:54  

#3  I believe sporq'qs are mentioned in the Kebab Sura.
Posted by: Excalibur   2008-01-24 09:22  

#2  He better be careful they don't eat him...
Posted by: tu3031   2008-01-24 08:50  

#1  Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak announced that he had ordered his troops to allow Palestinians to cross into Egypt because they were starving.

Yeah, that's it. Please blow up the wall and come in. It's too much trouble for me to open the door. Since you're all skin and bones, please have some food. Of course, you'll have to pay for it. Then leave. Don't bother about the mess you made, I'll take care later.
Posted by: gorb   2008-01-24 01:45  

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