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The free Gaza Movement

It has been quite a while since I wrote on my blog. Many events have happened over the last few months that moved me but I could not find the time to write about them.

Most notably, was the recent heroic project by a group of activists who shipped to Gaza with small boats and broke the siege on Gaza. That was truely an impressive effort that proved to the world that individuals can stand up and make a difference against oppression in the world.

This website has covered the trip in detail: http://www.freegaza.org/

Again, the Egyption Government has proven how low they became when they refused entry from Gaza to a couple of the activists who were on the ship and stayed behind. Shame!!

Break the siege, not the legs

The Egyptian Foreign Minister, Ahmad abu al-Ghait, recently threatened to break the legs of any Palestinian if they tried to cross the Egyptian border again. His comments came days after Palestinians from Gaza broke through the Egyptian Rafah border seeking temporary relief from the siege that the occupying forces have been imposing on the Gazans.

The brutality of Abu al-Ghait's comments amazes me. Instead of advocating breaking the siege, he threatens to break the legs of those under siege.

This same government is one that recently had to apply to Israel to seek permission to increase the number of border patrol on the Egyptian border. The application was refused!! Ironically, this initiative by the Egyptian government was in response to Israel's request to better control the borders to prevent the siege on Gaza being breached.

So in the midst of this humiliation and lack of control over his country’s border, Ahmad abu al-Ghait decides to attack an easy target. He announces the gruesome threat to cut the legs of anyone who violates the Egyptian border. It takes no genius to work out that he is referring to the Palestinians and not Israelis. Israelis, under the Camp David peace accord, are free to enter Sinai with no visas.

Mr Ahmad abu al-Ghait, it is time to make a stance of courage, a stance of humanity a stance of justice. Break the siege ….. don’t break the legs of those under siege.