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| Gaza Border Opening Sows Frustration |
| 2011-06-01 |
| Egypt's opening of its border with the Gaza Strip initially appeared to be a boon to residents of the blockaded Palestinian territory, a major offense to Israel, and a political win for the transitional government in Cairo. Amid several days of only modest traffic across the frontier, those expectations have been upended. Palestinians hoping for easier transit and increased trade have been frustrated by bureaucratic hurdles and Egypt's refusal to open the border to trade. Egypt, which was pressed to open the border by a pro-Palestinian population eager for a break from the policies of the old Mubarak regime, now faces greater pressure to allow commercial traffic—raising its security and political burden. And in Israel, some officials now say the opening could yield political dividends by bolstering a claim there is no more blockade of Gaza. Egypt's border opening "illustrates to the world that Gaza is not under an Israeli siege," Israeli cabinet minister Dan Meridor argued in an interview with Israel Radio. "Gaza is not under closure, because it is open to Egypt." A full opening at Egypt's Rafah border, analysts say, could allow Israel to separate itself more definitively from Gaza, foisting humanitarian and security responsibilities for the enclave onto Egypt. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #10 The Paleos are well-aware that they are on their own iff-n-when the Arab-Muslim local, regional existential fight agz Israel is over, moreso iff Israel survives. Again, unfortunately for the Paleos MUSLIM/ISLAMIC HISTORY = indics that ANY DE FACTO SUCCESSFUL DEFEAT OR DESTRUCTION OF THE STATE OF ISRAEL DOES NOT MEAN THEY GET TO CONTROL THEIR LANDS OR A SOVEREIGN PA STATE. Ancient Israel-Judaea, Egyptians, Sejik + Ottoman Turks, Persians, Syrians, Meso-Babylonians, even vee the ancient Phoenicians. Now comes the Sunni-KSA-versus-Shia-Iran struggle for domination of Islam + Islamic World per se. Wish 'em luck becuz they are gonna need it whether Israel exists or not. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2011-06-01 23:57 |
| #9 I thought closing the border sowed frustration. Now opening the border sows frustration. Reminds me of my cat. Paws at the door. Makes a big stink till you let him out. Within seconds, something displeases him. So he scratches and wails until you can't stand the racket and let him back in. In, out, in, out, and if you tire of the game before he does, he'll punish your recalcitrance by pooping somewhere very personal. However: at least he's furry and cute. |
| Posted by: RandomJD 2011-06-01 17:54 |
| #8 ...Egypt's refusal to open the border to trade. Perhaps because the last time they "traded" the Egyptians ended up with a boatload of phony greenbacks from Iran. |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2011-06-01 13:11 |
| #7 Stinky rhetoric: "Palestinian frustration" smells just like the term "immigration reform" whenever it gets into the MSM or into op-ed pieces. |
| Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418 2011-06-01 11:11 |
| #6 #3 Is there anything that doesn't cause frustration among Palestinians? if you gave each and every one of them a lightly-used Lexus they'd bitch because it's used |
| Posted by: Frank G 2011-06-01 09:55 |
| #5 Have you ever seen the traffic in Gaza after a light dusting of flurries? Makes the reaction in DC seem like the definition of nonchalance. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2011-06-01 09:37 |
| #4 "But there ain't no snow in Gaza!" And if there was, it would be from the perfidious Juice messing with the weather. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2011-06-01 09:13 |
| #3 Is there anything that doesn't cause frustration among Palestinians? Snow. "But there ain't no snow in Gaza!" Well, there ya go... |
| Posted by: Steve White 2011-06-01 08:55 |
| #2 foisting humanitarian and security responsibilities Clearly, this writer doesn't think the Paleos should take care of their own security and humanitarian problems. I thought that's what Hamas was supposed to do. That's why they were 'elected'. Where's the UN when you need them? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2011-06-01 05:55 |
| #1 Is there anything that doesn't cause frastration among Palestinians? |
| Posted by: gr(o)mgoru 2011-06-01 04:51 |