Egypt to throw open Rafah border crossing with Gaza: FM

[oberliner]

CAIRO — Egypt will permanently open the Rafah border crossing to ease the blockade on Gaza, Foreign Minister Nabil al-Arabi said Friday, sparking Israeli concerns over the implications for regional security.

Arabi said in an interview with Al-Jazeera his country would take "important steps to help ease the blockade on Gaza in the few days to come," according to the Arabic-language satellite channel.

He said Egypt would no longer accept that the Rafah border -- Gaza's only crossing that bypasses Israel -- remain blocked, describing his country's decision to seal it off as "shameful."

In Jerusalem, a a senior Israeli official said the Jewish state is "very concerned" about the implications of the Rafah crossing being thrown open.

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[azurnoir]

1. we already have a current thread on that subject here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=124x350361

perhaps next time you could check the forum before running a thread

[oberliner]

2. Wrong - two totally different pieces - but thanks for your concern!

Maybe read the actual articles themselves next time?

[azurnoir]

3. I did read both the sources are different however

IMO the content is much the same.