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Anan: Israel Has No Right to Interfere In Decision To Open The Rafah Crossing
http://www.palestine-info.co.uk/En/Default.aspx
"The Egyptian Chief of Staff Lt. Gen Sami Anan said that Israel has no right to interfere in the Egyptian decision to open the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip. The Foreign Ministry in Gaza, for its part, welcomed the Egyptian Foreign Minister's statements which call for the complete lifting of the siege on Gaza and the full opening of the Rafah Crossing..."
'New Egypt Boosts Palestinian Hope' (and vid)
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/178787.html
"The recent popular revolution in Egypt, while lead to the ouster of Cairo's former pro-Israeli regime, has brought about fresh hopes among the Palestinian nation, a political analyst, Garda Kaml, says..."
Israel Urged to Free Palestinian Funds
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/178655.html
"Israel has condemned the unity pact as a 'tremendous blow to peace'.."
Might have to do something about militant Islamic attacks on Coptics in Cairo, in the meantime. Ah, the old complexities brought by religion to the new Egypt. Although, one supposes that could be ignored, exposing only 10 per cent of the Egyptian population to death.
the attacks were not by 'militant Islamic attacks' but by ancien regime bitter enders most believe, trying to stir up trouble.
IPS: Opening A Border, Ending An Era
http://ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=55636
"...Rafah will soon be reactivated as a normal international border crossing..."
Breaking News: Humanitarian Ship [Spirit of Rachel Corrie] To Enter Gaza Waters
http://www.globalresearch.ca/index.php?context=va&aid=24916
"...From our latest communication with the ship, it appears that the Egyptian Navy is collaborating with Israel with a view to endangering the security of the ship..."
'Spirit Of Rachel Corrie' Bound For Gaza
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/181385.html
"A Malaysian aid ship, The Spirit of Rachel Corrie is making a second attempt to break the deadly Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip after being stranded in Egyptian waters for a week.."
Skepticism And Resentment Mark Rafah Opening - by Abeer Ayoub
http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/455601
"...Hundreds of Gazans successfully made the journey following Egypt's earlier decision to open the crossing on Saturday. Egyptian authorities, however, implemented tight restrictions on traffic and demanded visas for all men between the ages of 18 and 40 who wished to enter Egypt.."
An update:
Gaza's literal underground economy is booming! Despite attempts by Israel to shut down the smuggler tunnels, the quantity of goods are moving through the tunnels has increased dramatically. The change is a result of less restrictions on the Egyptian side and smuggler resourcefulness and ingenuity. As a result raw aggregate and cement is flowing freely across the underground conveyors. Competition among the smugglers has increased and as a result the smuggler marks ups have reduced. Ironically the recent improvement is in part a result of free market forces and rampant capitalism. Somehow, I doubt right wing Americans will brag about this.
http://english.aljazeera.net/video/middleeast/2011/07/201171619436625473...
Egypt's military uses heavy hand in crushing protest Al-CIA'da vigilantes for the people nowhere to be found
Israel Attacks Gaza To Test Waters in Egypt (and vid)
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/231095.html
"I believe the Israelis are mainly testing waters. They are going with an airstrike on Gaza and they want to see the reaction, mainly from the Arabs and from Egypt specifically.' Bashar Zeedan, Palestinian activist and journalist joins panel discussion with others."
Israel Is Egypt's No.1 Enemy MPs Declare
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/231376.html
"The lower house of the Egyptian parliament has unanimously approved a text declaring that Israel is the number one enemy of Egypt and calling for the expulsion of the Israeli ambassador and a halt to gas exports to Israel.
'Revolutionary Egypt will never be a friend, partner or ally of the Zionist entity, which we consider to be the number one enemy of Egypt and the Arab nation,' the report declared, adding 'It will deal with that entity as an enemy, and the Egyptian government is hereby called upon to review all its relations and accords with that enemy."
by contrast Canada has declared itself to be Israel's number one friend...No 'Arab Spring' here.