One thing I have always wondered, does Israel control the border between Gaza and Egypt? If not wouldn't Egypt be to blame for the Palestinian plight in Gaza as well? They could open that border to allow goods to move across it.
Anyone know?
Here is a google translation of a Turkish article about it. I didn't read the translation but I believe it would suck:
Egypt opened Rafah border into Egypt Gaza resident Gate thousands of demobilization Nearly a month has passed through a wall. For a period of 15 days beginning on January 23, continued this transition. What are you able to intervene in Egypt nor Israel, can stop the passage.
Border nowadays, quiet and still, because in Egypt, the Foreign Minister of Gazans completely closing the border on February 3 Geyt'in, "Who will break the feet of limit breaches." did not forget the words in the form of intimidation.
In fact, since the breach of the Egyptian-Israeli border in terms of both Egypt and Israel and has emerged as a new security problem. America is concerned about this problem, and a kind of Egyptian mediation between Israel and doing it.
Indeed, this bapta U.S. Assistant Secretary of State David Welch, 10 days ago, Cairo, Jerusalem and Ramallah to visit and has consulted with officials searched for a solution to a common problem.
News, Egyptian Foreign Minister Gheit and intelligence chief General Omar Suleiman, Egypt and Gaza Welch talks with the probe as well as the overall situation and arrived at the conclusion that changes its stance on boundary violations understood.
After his talks with Egyptian officials informed Israel about them in Welch, Israelis, is ready to change the situation on the border of Egypt, Israel no longer listen to the demands of the Egyptian border, has pointed to the need to take into account.
Egypt, then a more effective border control in order to fulfill the 750-strong security force deployed along the border in the first 1500 to raise the demand. After Israel's withdrawal from Gaza in August 2005 in accordance with a special agreement reached with Egypt, the Israeli border, in addition to the normal police force, along the border of Egypt had agreed to employ 750 soldiers. However, as a result of events occurring in these 750 soldiers are insufficient to control the border to Egypt, this power to 1,500's removal had bid.
However, Israel tends to be hesitant about it. Ministry of Defence and the army along border of Egypt meets the increasing power of violence. On the other hand, until recently, those who agree with the vision changed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt, the Egyptian security forces found to have reported the opinion that the adoption of the demand for more advanced and efficient equip weapons, the government is recommended. Opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of displacement on the border between Egypt and Gaza because the situation had changed, and therefore be concluded that Israel must change its attitude can be summarized as strong. This, of course, is considered a realistic assessment.
Welch also share the same assessment and to implement it in the coming days, Israel, Egypt, the United States and the Palestinian Authority wants to put together a security summit made. America soon to want to do it in a way likely to peak, but of course will not be able to Hamas, which controls Gaza.
Certainly the border between Egypt and Israel is not only limited to Gaza. Collum area almost all the 400 kilometers between the two countries which have a long border. Until recently, this limit is not experienced much of the problem, so to speak, as no longer accept Israel's turned sieve. The last two years, at least up to 3,000 African refugees have managed to enter Israel through the border clandestinely. In short, the Egyptian-Israeli border, today Israel has emerged as a major problem and that border Israel suggests that the black. Israel is facing a new problem now 400 miles long. Let's see what to do against it?
21 February 2008
