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Egypt To Hamas: Airport, Seaport, And Rafah Aren't Open For Discussion
2014-08-06
[Ynet] Egyptian negotiators in Cairo working for a permanent ceasefire in the Gazoo Strip told delegates from Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, Tuesday that the issues of building an airport and sea port in Gazoo, as well as opening the Rafah border crossing aren't on the table for discussion.
Well, shoot. What's the point of going to war if you don't get anything out of it except used up rockets, 900 dead hard boys, and lots of rubble?
Update:
Report: Egypt promises Rafah crossing to be opened provided that PA runs it

A Paleostinian source said that Egypt has promised the Paleostinian delegation in Cairo that the Rafah Border Crossing would be opened after the ceasefire agreement with Israel is signed, provided that the Paleostinian Authority will be responsible for managing the crossing, the Al-Hayat newspaper reported.
Worse and worse. They've still got their secret bunker under the hospital and all those tunnels within Gaza, but otherwise it's as if they never won that election... except for the rubble, of course.
Posted by:trailing wife

#4  Hey, it was worth a shot, right, boys? Especially if somebody else was gonna build it. And pay for it. Like always.
Posted by: tu3031   2014-08-06 22:19  

#3  NO surprise here - historically, both Egypt + Jordan prefer to have as little or minima interaction wid the Paleos AMAP ALAP.

Egypt wants no Paleos in the Sinai Desert, outside of Egypt-claimed Gaza Strip, while Jordan doesn't want any more inside Jordan proper outside of the Jordan-claimed West Bank.

NO NEW PALEO AIR-SEA PORT = MORE PALEO-SPECIFIC ECON, NATIONAL DEPENDENCY ON ISRAEL + WEST, NOT THE ARAB LEAGUE.

The poor Paleos will continue to be a "Govt-People widout a Country" [territory], + their Muslim neighbors like to keep it that way.
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2014-08-06 20:26  

#2   What's the point of going to war if you don't get anything out of it except used up rockets, 900 dead hard boys, and lots of rubble?

Sounds totally insane, right? I have an explanation for this, but it involves Game Theory and is rather long. Hint: the HamAsses don't use the same evaluation function you and I do.
Posted by: SteveS   2014-08-06 17:37  

#1  I have a feeling Egypt is setting up a PA takeover of Gaza.
Posted by: phil_b   2014-08-06 17:16  

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