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| 'We'll shoot anyone who crosses border' |
| 2008-02-15 |
| A top Hamas delegation crossed into Egypt Thursday to meet up with Egyptian officials wanting to make clear that no further breaches of its border with the Gaza Strip will be tolerated, a security official said. The Hamas delegation, led by Mahmoud Zahar, came at the Egyptian request, after they received reports that the Islamist organization was planning to forcibly reopen the borders again at the end of the month, the official said speaking on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the subject. "The Egyptians will tell Hamas bluntly that the old self-restraint manner is over and that Egyptian security guards have been given orders to open fire on any Palestinians trying to cross the border," the official said. A Hamas official in the Gaza Strip confirmed that a meeting with the Egyptians was imminent in part of the resumption of dialogue between Hamas and Egypt "over the future mechanisms for operating the border crossing to allow goods and passengers to travel between Gaza and Egypt freely without restrictions." Hamas wants a role in controlling the border crossing with Egypt, while the international community has affirmed its support for a 2005 agreement involving European and Israeli monitors and not the Islamist organization. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #10 Gosh, it's almost as if no one wants the Palestinians around. Is there anywhere in the ME they haven't been asked to leave? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-02-15 22:16 |
| #9 D I was thinking the same thing. Texans armed themselves. To much to hope for I guess. |
| Posted by: Icerigger 2008-02-15 12:49 |
| #8 From the headline, I thought the US was finally going to get serious about the Mexican border!!!! |
| Posted by: Danielle 2008-02-15 11:50 |
| #7 Only the Hamasniks have better weapons and more training in their use than the Egyptian soldiers. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-02-15 11:19 |
| #6 "The Egyptians will tell Hamas bluntly that the old self-restraint manner is over…” [BaDumpump] But seriously folks...don’t forget to tip your waitress and bartender on the way out. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2008-02-15 10:19 |
| #5 Spreading that inimitable Pali sweetness and light on their little Egyptian vacation appears to have left a mark. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2008-02-15 09:17 |
| #4 Muslims helping muslims. Warms your heart doesn't it? And gives a new dynamic to the Israeli-Palestinian issue. |
| Posted by: bigjim-ky 2008-02-15 07:35 |
| #3 You sure you mean oophagy, rather than simple cannibalism, Besoeker? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-02-15 06:41 |
| #2 Shooting violators is certainly good, but pursuing violators back into Gaza and destroying their nesting areas while encouraging oophagy among survivors should be the preferred method. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2008-02-15 03:42 |
| #1 Hmmmm... Egyptians upgraded from legs-breaking. Maybe Gazooks thought they would still be able to crawl across. |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2008-02-15 00:53 |