Egypt Tries to Justify Its Closure of Rafah Crossing
Al-Manar
(Cartoon by Khalil Bendib)
"19/12/2008 The Egyptian government sensed the growing outrage at the closure of the Rafah crossing which has left Gaza and its people in an inhumane situation. As action in the Arab and Islamic worlds began Friday to break the siege of Gaza, Egypt’s foreign ministry sought to justify the closure of the sole lung that 1.5 million Gazans breath from. In a statement, the ministry played on the international law chord to justify the closure and pinned the blame on Israel for the situation in Gaza.
"The legal status of the Gaza Strip stipulates that the Palestinian is still under Israeli occupation," the ministry said. "Israel still controls the sea and the airspace of the Gaza Strip, as well as most of its borders and crossings," the statement added.
"Under international law and the 4th Geneva Convention in particular, Israel, as the occupying power, must ensure the basic needs of the inhabitants of the territory it occupies are met, such as electricity, water, fuel, food and medicine."
The statement warned against “responding to the suggestion that the Strip is considered as a liberated territory” saying this goes with the “plot aimed to burden Egypt with the responsibility of administering Gaza…This will never be acceptable as it gives Israel the ideal exit from the impasse of occupation.”
"Since June 2007, and following the expulsion of members of the Palestinian Authority from the Strip’s crossings and the withdrawal of European observers, the Palestinian party has seized to have legal capacity to administer the crossing of Rafah which lies on the Palestinian side, which necessitates that Egypt waits for the legitimate Palestinian party which has the legal capacity to administer the crossing.” [COMMENT: What a lie and outrage! But what do you expect from the despicable Ehud Mubarak!]....."
Al-Manar
(Cartoon by Khalil Bendib)
"19/12/2008 The Egyptian government sensed the growing outrage at the closure of the Rafah crossing which has left Gaza and its people in an inhumane situation. As action in the Arab and Islamic worlds began Friday to break the siege of Gaza, Egypt’s foreign ministry sought to justify the closure of the sole lung that 1.5 million Gazans breath from. In a statement, the ministry played on the international law chord to justify the closure and pinned the blame on Israel for the situation in Gaza.
"The legal status of the Gaza Strip stipulates that the Palestinian is still under Israeli occupation," the ministry said. "Israel still controls the sea and the airspace of the Gaza Strip, as well as most of its borders and crossings," the statement added.
"Under international law and the 4th Geneva Convention in particular, Israel, as the occupying power, must ensure the basic needs of the inhabitants of the territory it occupies are met, such as electricity, water, fuel, food and medicine."
The statement warned against “responding to the suggestion that the Strip is considered as a liberated territory” saying this goes with the “plot aimed to burden Egypt with the responsibility of administering Gaza…This will never be acceptable as it gives Israel the ideal exit from the impasse of occupation.”
"Since June 2007, and following the expulsion of members of the Palestinian Authority from the Strip’s crossings and the withdrawal of European observers, the Palestinian party has seized to have legal capacity to administer the crossing of Rafah which lies on the Palestinian side, which necessitates that Egypt waits for the legitimate Palestinian party which has the legal capacity to administer the crossing.” [COMMENT: What a lie and outrage! But what do you expect from the despicable Ehud Mubarak!]....."
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