The BBC has reported that Palestinians in Gaza have managed to dig past the bomb-proof, super strength steel barrier the Egyptians have been building (with financial backing from the US) in order to stop the smuggling of milk, food and other essential goods into Gaza. proof that necessity is the mother of inventions. Meanwhile tyrant Husni Mubarak gave a speech yesterday where the main points he made sure people understood perfectly were that there will be no change to the current constitution, no change for the current government, to pay raise for the employees in the public sector and no end to the emergency laws the country are under. BUT on a more happier note, he said the elections will be fair!
And here is an interesting article on the New york Times on the American University in Cairo, which not only reflects education in Egypt but in most Arab countries and state run educational establishments across the middle east.
Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Egypt. Show all posts
Friday, 7 May 2010
Wednesday, 15 April 2009
Trying Too Hard
It seems the Egyptian regime has now gone full force against Hizbullah and Iran attempting to lower the support that Hizbullah has amongst the Egyptians. The crime of Hizbullah is that they tried to help out the trapped people in Gaza by supplying the people with essential day to day products and the resistance with weapons and ammunition. It is true that Hizbullah by sending members of its group to Egypt does indeed violate the sovereignty of Egypt but if the Egyptian government refuses to open up the Rafah border and allow the Palestinians whom have been trapped in Gaza for almost 2 and a half years with limited supplies, and if the Egyptian government refuses to support those who are willing to fight for their freedom by at least turning a blind eye to the smuggling of weapons to those freedom fighters then someone else will take up that role. It is unfortunate that such a regime has borders with Gaza.
(On this note let me point out that Mr. Mubarak along with other world leaders and politicians are nothing short of criminals for not forcing Israel to lift the siege off Gaza even after a devastating military attack by the Zionists).
I am most amazed by the Egyptian media which has lost all of its professionalism in the way it has been dealing with the issue. The slandering of Hasan Nasarallah, or any other leader or even person in such a manner by supposedly professional journalists writing in respected news outlets, is nothing less than shameless and utterly shocking, these journalists have managed to reach new levels of low.
The most infuriating thing is how those journalists repeat the same thing as if if they keep saying it we will have to believe it.
One thing I would really want an answer to is the comment made by journalists and politicians who are saying that "the Egyptian people are completely around/support the Egyptian government in everything it does", to what extent is this? Do the Egyptian people support the Egyptian governments role in the Gaza war by sealing off the border and not allowing aid to go through? Do they support the view that Hamas and Iran (and any other state that refuses to be dictated by America) are the enemies while Israel and the United States are their "best friends"? Do they share the opinions of their foreign minister when he said that "any Palestinian coming through the borders will have their legs cut off" during the time the Gazans broke through the Rafah border crossing out of desperation? Do the Egyptian people believe that internally their country and government is at its best shape, economically and socially?!
And what the hell is that claim about "spreading Shiaism" in Egypt?! As if the Egyptian Government is so worried about the spirituality of its people; that Shiaism will spread like wild fire if it wasn't for the heroic interventions of the flawless government that stopped one man of 25 years of age sent by Hizbullah to convert the people of Egypt to Shiaism. I wonder if those Palestinians and Egyptians helping the Hizbullah agent are Shia as well considering that at least 3 members of that "Cell" belong to the Muslim Brotherhood. I find those claims by Egypt and other Arab governments that Iran is trying to spread Shiaism within their countries is very patronizing and condescending to Arabs and non-Arabs in the Muslim world.
Some members of the Egyptian parliament are saying that Egypt should respond by two folds to the attempts of destabilizing the country by Hizbullah and Iran. What can Egypt do? Ever since the peace treaty signed between the Egyptians and Israelis the Egyptian role and presence in the region has slowly been diminishing. Iran and quickly Turkey, are playing the major roles in the region. Can the Egyptian presence in the region be compared to that of the Iranians? The Egyptians were not even able to get the Palestinians to agree on forming a unity government, unlike the Iranians who have now complete control of Iraq and Lebanon. The Egyptian government has lost its ability of political decision making, which is currently in the hands of the US and Israel, which explains Mubaraks invitation to Netanyahu a week prior to revealing this Hizbullah "cell".
The Egyptians (and when I say Egyptians followed by criticism I mean the Egyptian government) is trying too hard to create this separation between the Sunnah and Shia'a Islam, they are trying too hard to minimize the mentality of 'resistance' within the Egyptian population by smearing the image of those who chose to resist and be truly sovereign unlike the fake sovereignty the Egyptian government claims it has. That resistance to the imperialist plans of Western nations is the only thing that brought the Arabs and Muslims any good, and if anyone claims there is any other means by which we can liberate our countries, bring peace and justice to those that have been persecuted for so long then they are wrong.
(On this note let me point out that Mr. Mubarak along with other world leaders and politicians are nothing short of criminals for not forcing Israel to lift the siege off Gaza even after a devastating military attack by the Zionists).
I am most amazed by the Egyptian media which has lost all of its professionalism in the way it has been dealing with the issue. The slandering of Hasan Nasarallah, or any other leader or even person in such a manner by supposedly professional journalists writing in respected news outlets, is nothing less than shameless and utterly shocking, these journalists have managed to reach new levels of low.
The most infuriating thing is how those journalists repeat the same thing as if if they keep saying it we will have to believe it.
One thing I would really want an answer to is the comment made by journalists and politicians who are saying that "the Egyptian people are completely around/support the Egyptian government in everything it does", to what extent is this? Do the Egyptian people support the Egyptian governments role in the Gaza war by sealing off the border and not allowing aid to go through? Do they support the view that Hamas and Iran (and any other state that refuses to be dictated by America) are the enemies while Israel and the United States are their "best friends"? Do they share the opinions of their foreign minister when he said that "any Palestinian coming through the borders will have their legs cut off" during the time the Gazans broke through the Rafah border crossing out of desperation? Do the Egyptian people believe that internally their country and government is at its best shape, economically and socially?!
And what the hell is that claim about "spreading Shiaism" in Egypt?! As if the Egyptian Government is so worried about the spirituality of its people; that Shiaism will spread like wild fire if it wasn't for the heroic interventions of the flawless government that stopped one man of 25 years of age sent by Hizbullah to convert the people of Egypt to Shiaism. I wonder if those Palestinians and Egyptians helping the Hizbullah agent are Shia as well considering that at least 3 members of that "Cell" belong to the Muslim Brotherhood. I find those claims by Egypt and other Arab governments that Iran is trying to spread Shiaism within their countries is very patronizing and condescending to Arabs and non-Arabs in the Muslim world.
Some members of the Egyptian parliament are saying that Egypt should respond by two folds to the attempts of destabilizing the country by Hizbullah and Iran. What can Egypt do? Ever since the peace treaty signed between the Egyptians and Israelis the Egyptian role and presence in the region has slowly been diminishing. Iran and quickly Turkey, are playing the major roles in the region. Can the Egyptian presence in the region be compared to that of the Iranians? The Egyptians were not even able to get the Palestinians to agree on forming a unity government, unlike the Iranians who have now complete control of Iraq and Lebanon. The Egyptian government has lost its ability of political decision making, which is currently in the hands of the US and Israel, which explains Mubaraks invitation to Netanyahu a week prior to revealing this Hizbullah "cell".
The Egyptians (and when I say Egyptians followed by criticism I mean the Egyptian government) is trying too hard to create this separation between the Sunnah and Shia'a Islam, they are trying too hard to minimize the mentality of 'resistance' within the Egyptian population by smearing the image of those who chose to resist and be truly sovereign unlike the fake sovereignty the Egyptian government claims it has. That resistance to the imperialist plans of Western nations is the only thing that brought the Arabs and Muslims any good, and if anyone claims there is any other means by which we can liberate our countries, bring peace and justice to those that have been persecuted for so long then they are wrong.
Friday, 28 November 2008
Egypt and the Gaza Siege
During the Arab league meeting at the foreign ministers level, Waleed Al Muallem, the Syrian Foreign Minister urged Egypt (Although he was generalizing and didn't say Egypt specifically but it's obvious that he meant Egypt since they are the mediators between Hamas and Fateh)to be neutral and not to take any sides. Amazingly enough this comment was faced with a very defensive stance from both the Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmad Abu Elgait,and other official sources in the Egyptian government.
Abu Elgait simply refused those 'allegations' whereas the other official source said AlMuallems comments are 'Non-sense and overbidding' and said that 'those comments should be directed towards Syria instead'.
But this is nothing compared to the following. In response to Waled AlMuallems comment "Arab states have a greater responsibility in stopping Israel from practicing its oppression on the Palestinian people as well as breaking the Siege on Gaza and opening up the crossings into the Gaza Strip" Abu Elgait said "the topic about the crossings into Gaza is governed by the 'Agreement on Crossings (European Union Border Assistance Mission Rafah)' which states that the crossings are to be managed internationally between the EU, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority (Fateh) and that Egypt has no responsibilities in regards to allowing or not allowing Palestinians from going into Gaza through the Rafah crossing."
Here I wonder. If Israel is no longer in Gaza after their 2005 unilateral disengagement plan, and if the Palestinian Authority is no longer in control of Gaza or the crossing, and if the EU monitoring of the Rafah boarder crossing is also not present after they decided that the agreement is void since both Israel and the PA are no longer present in Gaza, who is in control of the Rafah crossing?.. No one except for Egypt, which makes the Egyptian Government Equally Responsible along with Israel for the Suffering of 1.5 million Humans in Gaza.
Abu Elgait simply refused those 'allegations' whereas the other official source said AlMuallems comments are 'Non-sense and overbidding' and said that 'those comments should be directed towards Syria instead'.
But this is nothing compared to the following. In response to Waled AlMuallems comment "Arab states have a greater responsibility in stopping Israel from practicing its oppression on the Palestinian people as well as breaking the Siege on Gaza and opening up the crossings into the Gaza Strip" Abu Elgait said "the topic about the crossings into Gaza is governed by the 'Agreement on Crossings (European Union Border Assistance Mission Rafah)' which states that the crossings are to be managed internationally between the EU, Israel, and the Palestinian Authority (Fateh) and that Egypt has no responsibilities in regards to allowing or not allowing Palestinians from going into Gaza through the Rafah crossing."
Here I wonder. If Israel is no longer in Gaza after their 2005 unilateral disengagement plan, and if the Palestinian Authority is no longer in control of Gaza or the crossing, and if the EU monitoring of the Rafah boarder crossing is also not present after they decided that the agreement is void since both Israel and the PA are no longer present in Gaza, who is in control of the Rafah crossing?.. No one except for Egypt, which makes the Egyptian Government Equally Responsible along with Israel for the Suffering of 1.5 million Humans in Gaza.
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