Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Egypt Condemned for Blocking Foreign MPs to Enter Gaza


Al-Manar

"28/10/2008 “The European Campaign to Lift Gaza Siege” has denounced the decision of the Egyptian authorities in which the International Members of Parliaments delegation, that includes tens of Arab and foreign MPs, was not allowed to enter the Gaza Strip through Rafah border crossing in the beginning of November. The Campaign added that this is considered a part of the siege.

Head of the international MPs delegation Lord Nazir Ahmed condemned the Egyptian decision saying, “We condemn Egypt’s decision concerning not letting us enter the Gaza Strip and we find it strange though the goal of this visit is humane.”

In a press statement, Lord Ahmed added, “We believe that it is the international MPs’ right to be aware of the tragic situations in the Strip, and we were expecting from Egypt, that claims it was helping the Palestinians to lift their siege, to open Rafah crossing in front of the delegation to let it see these tragic situations.”

For his part, Dr. Arafat Madi, the head of the European campaign, stated from Brussels that the Egyptian decision is “a real participation in the blockade imposed on Gaza since over sixteen months and led to the death of more than 255 Palestinian patients till now.”......"

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