GAZA-EGYPT: Rafah sees record crossings [View All]

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http://article.wn.com/view/2009/08/10/GAZAEGYPT_Rafah_sees_record_crossings/

The Rafah crossing on the Gaza-Egypt border opened for five days this month, the longest continued period since Hamas seized power in the Palestinian-controlled Gaza Strip in June 2007. From 3-8 August, Egyptian border authorities allowed 4,317 passengers to leave Gaza and turned back 763, Ghazi Hamad, head of Gaza's borders and crossings authority, told IRIN. In addition, 3,311 passengers were permitted entry to Gaza from Egypt....
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can i get an explanation why in fact there appears to be absolutely no articles no pressure on egypt to help the Palestenians?

the Palestenians in gaza weren't/ aren't attacking egypt (i believe there were 2 exceptions), egypt can open its borders and not worry about bombs being smuggled in to blow up its soldiers…it can open its border and not worry about an attack on the border post. It can let the gaza students out to study, send sick people for treatment in cairo etc

They have a port a mere 30 minutes drive from gaza for importing and exporting....

is there some logical reason why materials/food must go through israel?

i realize the political value of it, how many articles have been written blaming israel for sealing gaza, starving the gazans etc. If egypt opens the border, it will be tough to blame israel, the Gazans life can improve and who knows, they may even concentrate their limited resources on improving their lives and living…..leaving many journalists, far right and left wingers and other believers "empty handed" in their quest to blame israel for all of the Palestinians problems....by proving them wrong. is that it?

a preference for the Palestinians in gaza to suffer, just so israel can be blamed?