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January 25, 2008
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In the midst of all this current chaos along the Gaza Strip’s border with Egypt (Sinai), the most notable statement made by Hamas came from its Prime Minister Haniyeh. He reiterated the readiness of Hamas to reach a “comprehensive and mutual” truce or hudna with Israel.
Hamas would love to have a lengthy time of temporary peace to bring Fatah back into the fanatical fold, to consolidate both its political and strategic gains, and to prepare for a war it can win against Israel as part of a united force of some 10 Arab Nations, which would also include all the other terrorist groups and armies.
The goal of Fatah, Hamas, Hizbullah, Islamic Jihad, Al Aksa Martyrs Brigades, Al Qaeda, the Islamic Brotherhood, Syria, Iran, and any other terrorist state or group, is the same, namely to get Jews out of the land from Dan to Beersheba – They just have different ways and ideas of how to do it. But there is one banner under which they can, and will, soon unite, namely, the
banner of Jihad.
This flooding of more than 600,000 Palestinians into northeastern parts of Egypt (Sinai) is much more serious than Egypt and the United States are going to admit. It is particularly hazardous for Egypt. Of course, most of the 600,000 are going to be pushed back into the Gaza Strip, but I assure you that specialized elements of Hamas, Al Qaeda, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, and Islamic Jihad are going to link up with the anti-Egyptian government Islamic Brotherhood, and the current Egyptian administration will be in serious trouble. This cross border linkage in the northeast section of Egypt (Sinai) will eventually become what will amount to a new state of Hamaserbajanistan. If Israel ever does invade the Gaza Strip, its residents will flee into northeastern Egypt (Sinai) and take it over.
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Hamas calls for shared border control with Egypt
Khaled abu Toameh, THE JERUSALEM POST
January 24, 2008
Hamas leaders on Wednesday called for an “urgent and speedy” meeting with representatives of Egypt and the Palestinian Authority to work out new, shared arrangements to control the border crossing in Rafah.
The call came shortly after Palestinian gunmen blew up large parts of the wall separating the Gaza Strip from Sinai, enabling tens of thousands of Palestinians to cross freely into Egyptian territory.
Palestinian and Egyptian sources estimated that some 300,000 Palestinians entered Egypt during the day. Although many had returned home by nightfall, the sources said thousands planned to spend the night in Egypt.
According to the sources, hundreds of Palestinians who had been stranded on the Egyptian side of the border for the past seven months seized the opportunity to return to their homes in Gaza.
Palestinian sources in the Strip said dozens of gunmen belonging to several armed groups used land mines to blow at least 20 holes in the metal border fence. Later, Palestinians used bulldozers to remove barbed wire and concrete slabs and to create paths for pedestrians and vehicles.
Egyptian border guards watched from rooftops and security towers as men, women and children began pouring into Egypt.
Eyewitnesses said the Egyptian authorities had been caught by surprise by the large number of people entering Sinai by foot, donkey carts and cars.
Hamas leaders expressed satisfaction with the developments at
the border. They also voiced re
adiness to work out a deal with Egypt and the PA over joint control of
the Rafah border crossing.
Syria-based Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal said his movement would insist that the border be placed under exclusive Palestinian and Egyptian control.
“We in Hamas and our brothers in the Palestinian government headed by Ismail Haniyeh declare our readiness to reach an understanding with the brothers in Ramallah [the Fatah-controlled PA] and the brothers in Egypt on how to manage the border crossings,” Mashaal said.
“The most important criterion for lifting the siege
on Gaza is that the Rafah crossing be opened and be placed under the exclusive c
ontrol of Palestinians and Egyptians without any blackmail.
We don’t want to control anything. We only seek freedom and relief for the Palestinian people,” he said.
Mashaal appealed to the Arab countries to work toward ending the international boycott of the Hamas government and to lift the siege on the Gaza Strip. “I am addressing all the Arabs – don’t say that there is an international agreement concerning the Rafah crossing,” he said. “No one can believe that you can’t lift the siege. Don’t deceive yourselves.”
In Gaza City, Hamas Prime Minister Haniyeh called for an urgent meeting with Egyptian and PA officials to work out a new agreement for running the border crossing. “We don’t want to be the only ones in control of these matters,” Haniyeh said. “The Palestinians are not only demanding food and fuel supplies. We want an end to the siege and the reopening of all the border crossings.”
Haniyeh reiterated Hamas’s readiness to reach a “comprehensive and mutual” truce with Israel.
In Ramallah, PA officials rejected Hamas’s call for joint control of the Rafah crossing and expressed fear that Wednesday’s events would harm the Palestinians’ relations with Egypt. Nimer Hammad, political adviser to PA President Mahmoud Abbas, said Hamas was trying to embarrass the Egyptians and to “drag” the Arab world in the pursuit of its “narrow interests.”
AP contributed to this report.
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Hamas: 500,000 will march on Erez
Khaled Abu Toameh, THE JERUSALEM POST
January 25, 2008
Egypt has assured the Palestinian Authority that it will reseal its border with the Gaza Strip in the coming days, PA officials in Ramallah said Thursday.
Egypt also informed the PA leadership that Cairo would not exclude the PA from any future agreement over controlling the Rafah border crossing, they said.
Meanwhile, Hamas threatened to send half a million Palestinians marching toward the Erez border crossing in northern Gaza.
“The next time there is a crisis in the Gaza Strip, Israel will have to face half a million Palestinians who will march toward Erez,” said Ahmed Youssef, a senior Hamas official. “This is not an imaginary scenario and many Palestinians would be prepared to sacrifice their lives.”
The PA is concerned that the events at the border with Sinai will boost Hamas’s popularity and enable the Islamist movement to smuggle more weapons into the Gaza Strip. The PA is also worried that Egypt will strike a separate deal with Hamas over the Rafah crossing.
“The Egyptian government has told us that the situation along the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt will return to normal,” a senior PA official told The Jerusalem Post. “They said they won’t be able to end the chaos in a day or two and this is understandable.”
The Egyptian message came as tens of thousands of Gazans continued to enter Sinai for a second straight day, after gunmen destroyed large parts of the security wall along the border.
Sources in the Strip estimated that at least half a million Palestinians had crossed the border since Wednesday morning. Other sources put the figure at 700,000 – nearly half the population of the Gaza Strip.
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Hamas bulldozer wrecks another section of Rafah fence
Associated Press, THE JERUSALEM POST
January 25, 2008
Egyptian guards with riot shields formed human chains along the Egypt-Gaza border Friday, but were unable to stop hundreds of Palestinians from rushing into Egypt after a bulldozer wrecked another section of fence along the frontier.
Men in black clothing, some of them masked, stood atop the bulldozer as it knocked down a concrete slab under the watchful eyes of Egyptian forces on the other side who shot in the air in an attempt to hinder the flow of Gazans into Egypt.
Thousands of Palestinians, many of them carrying empty fuel canisters, managed to push through several openings despite the presence of the Egyptians deployed nine rows deep in some places. At one point, guards aimed a water cannon above the heads of people, not at them, to keep them back.
Cranes were positioned next to the border, lifting crates of supplies over into Gaza.
Egyptian forces took up positions a few steps into Palestinian territory, using shields to protect themselves from some Gazans who climbed atop car roofs and threw stones at them. Witnesses said a photographer was lightly injured in the clash.
The influx included a gaggle of Palestinian women in finely embroidered dresses and fresh makeup, heading to relatives’ weddings in Egypt they said had been hastily moved up to allow Gazan family members to attend.
Yousef Mohammed, 17, from Gaza, said he had waited until Friday to make the trip because he was trying
to get together enough money first to shop in Egypt. “They don’t want us to go in,” he said, pointing at the riot police.
Egyptian Amira Ali, 39, carrying her toddler son and holding a 6-year-old son by the hand, said she wants to visit her mother-in-law in Gaza. “Of course, I’m afraid (of being trapped in Gaza), but will try to go for a while so my mother in law can see the kids,” she said.
Travelers returning from Egypt said they heard loudspeaker announcements there that Gazans had to return home by 7 pm (1700 GMT) Friday.
The border was breached Wednesday, when Palestinians blew down large sections of the border wall. Since then, Egypt has allowed tens of thousands of Palestinians to go back and forth, but has rejected any suggestion of assuming responsibility for the crowded, impoverished territory.
In an interview published Friday, President Hosni Mubarak called the situation in Gaza “unacceptable” and called on Israel to “lift its siege” and “solve the problem.”
“They should get things back to normal according to previous agreements and understandings,” Mubarak told the weekly Al-Osboa. He also invited rival Palestinian factions to Cairo for talks, but did not mention a date.
The opening of the border, even if temporary, provided a significant popularity boost to Gaza’s Hamas rulers, who can claim they successfully broke through the internationally supported Israeli closure that has deprived the coastal strip of normal trade and commerce for nearly two years.
Both Egypt and Israel restricted the movement of people and goods in and out of Gaza after Hamas won parliament elections in 2006, and fur
ther tightened the closure after Hamas seized control of the area by force last June.
A handful of black-clad Hamas gunmen fanned out along the Gaza side of the border Friday, attempting to create order amid waves of Gaza residents approaching the area. It was the first time since the border fence was torn down that Hamas deployed uniformed men to deal with the chaos. The group has been using plainclothes agents to regulate the crowd.
The gunmen attempted to prevent cameramen from filming at the border area, at one point threatening journalists.
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