Posted on 01/22/2008 9:19:49 PM PST by HAL9000
via translation -
Gaza: hundreds of Palestinians into Egyptian territory
GAZA - Hundreds of residents of the Gaza Strip Wednesday morning entered into Egyptian territory after a series of explosive devices have opened holes in the wall separating the Palestinian territories from Egypt, witnesses said.
The Egyptian security forces along the border had not yet taken place, according to witnesses.
This massive influx occurred in the aftermath of a demonstration organized by Hamas at the point of entry into Egypt from Rafah to protest against the blockade of the Gaza Strip imposed by Israel.
A few hours after the event, a series of explosions had opened at least five holes in the wall separating the Gaza Strip from Egyptian territory, according to witnesses.
Since Jan. 17, Israel imposed a total blockade of the Gaza Strip in response to the increasing number of Palestinian rocket from the south of its territory. The Israeli army has conducted parallel operations against armed groups in Gaza, which resulted in 38 deaths since January 15.
Tuesday, ahead of the criticisms of the international community who feared a humanitarian crisis in a poor territory of 1.5 million people, Israel has loosened its stranglehold authorizing the delivery of 360,000 litres of fuel oil for the sole power of the band Gaza.
The Palestinian territory is under the administration of Hamas since June 2007.
Palestinians= In-bred ‘Bubbas’ of the Middle East
Makes me smile today.
Yet the AP doesn't mention that prime factor as to why all this mess in Gaza is occurring.
So Egypt can now enjoy the up-close and personal accompaniment of Palestinian militants.
Tens of thousands cross downed Gaza wall
Associated Press | January 23, 2008 | IBRAHIM BARZAK
Posted on 01/23/2008 6:22:43 AM EST by decimon
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1958090/posts
Egyptian (Rafah) border closed in Gaza, Palestinians protest
Posted on 01/22/2008 9:39:27 AM EST by tpanther
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957594/posts
[snip] The Palestinians are chanting and angry with Egyptian police for closing their border, creating a crisis they say. The Egyptians reasoning is that Hamas militants will escape back into Egypt. [end]
Hamas Creates Humanitarian Crisis In Gaza, Blames Israel
Israel News Agency / Google News | January 21, 2008 | Joel Leyden
Posted on 01/21/2008 3:42:25 PM EST by IsraelBeach
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957220/posts
Breaking News: Israel to ease blockade of Gaza
BBC News | 21 January 2008
Posted on 01/21/2008 12:17:45 PM EST by Aristotelian
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957142/posts
Israeli blockade paralyzes Gaza life [Rockets launched as usual]
AP | Jan. 21, 2008 | Ibrahim Barzak
Posted on 01/21/2008 10:55:00 AM EST by Alouette
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1957082/posts
Will the world hold Egypt to the same standards as Israel -
feed them, clothe them, support them, provide money for bombs to kill you?
And give up some of your land for them to live on while you support their campaign against you.
I'd be more prone to using feces in any analogy about them.
Moderate Muslims?
Wow, isn’t that a heartwarming family scene.
I noticed an Australian on that wiki link for notable ‘palestinians’ - thought I would check, here’s who he is:
Hockey was born in Sydney, New South Wales. His father, Richard Hockey, who came to Australia in 1948, was born in Bethlehem, West Bank (pre-1948 Palestine), of Armenian background - the family name was originally Hokeidonian.[3][4] Hockey attended St Aloysius’ College and the University of Sydney, residing at St John’s College, where he graduated with degrees in Arts and Law. He was a banking and finance lawyer, and Director of Policy to the Premier of New South Wales, before entering politics.
HOCKEY’S BACKGROUND IS CHRISTIAN ARMENIAN.
HOCKEYS BACKGROUND IS CHRISTIAN ARMENIAN."Palestine" has been a melting pot for 1000's of years. A Palestinian is just someone who was born there or has ties to the area.
Oddly enough the Palis, especially the diaspora, used to be one of, if not the most, educated and productive arab group in the world...
and when I went to the wiki link you provided, I found Hockey, A CHRISTIAN ARMENIAN.
Here is Edward Said doing what pali's do, throwing rocks at Israeli's.
And here's Edward Said having dinner with Obama. Off topic, just for fun.
and when I went to the wiki link you provided, I found Hockey, A CHRISTIAN ARMENIAN.I trust you can put 2 and 2 together. Look for a common thread in all three posts.
just as much right maybe, but would they want to? Does Hockey, for example, even know he's on a list with suicide bombers, an arch terrorist and his wife, a twelve year old boy the arabs maintain was killed by the IDF who is probably still alive (no body, no autopsy, and the last investigation was shown a film wherein the boy was DEFINITELY STILL ALIVE after he was supposedly 'shot')
Somehow I doubt it. I am prepared to write and ask him.
I'm just a little outraged that you used the word arab in your comment:
Oddly enough the Palis, especially the diaspora, used to be one of, if not the most, educated and productive arab group in the world...
There's NO WAY Hockey is an arab! (But then, it's wiki, and you probably didn't read all the names.)
while this one is not.
There's NO WAY Hockey is an arab! (But then, it's wiki, and you probably didn't read all the names.)Meh... Iran is only 53% Persian, yet people say Iranians are Persian. I can see your argument that it's unfair to lump them all together, but it's really not that big a deal. A quick fact check yields this:
Ethnic groups
Palestinian Arab and other (Kurd, Sharkasian, Armenian) 83%,
Jewish 17% (Except for a small minority of Samaritan Jews near Nablus; most of the Jews in the Palestinian territories are Israeli citizens)
"On June 16 1967 Israel offered to give back these territories to Jordan and Egypt in exchange for peace. It even convened a meeting of 80 notable Arabs from the West Bank to discuss whether a Palestinian state could be established there. They all said they would indeed like to have such a state but if they signed any such agreement with Israel, radicals such as Yasser Arafat would kill them..."
Sorry, my argument is not with you, it's just that very time I see notable/arab/palestinian in the same sentence I totally lose my cool!
And wiki doesn't help. Useful for some items, but where history or politics is concerned it's nothing but misinformation.
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