Comments on: Head to Rafah Crossing-open the border FOR GOOD http://www.gazamom.com/2009/07/head-to-rafah-crossing-open-the-border-for-good/ Motherhood. Politics. Palestine. And everything in between. Thu, 09 Sep 2010 15:48:46 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Liza Helfrich http://www.gazamom.com/2009/07/head-to-rafah-crossing-open-the-border-for-good/comment-page-1/#comment-6401 Liza Helfrich Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:11:00 +0000 http://www.gazamom.com/?p=566#comment-6401 It must be nice to known that you can go visit your family with any restrictions now. However, i find it apalling that even though it is "open" they can still turn people away with out reason. However, i do agree that it is a step forward and hopefully many people went to the border when it opened and i'm only sorry that i couldn't be there myself. It must be nice to known that you can go visit your family with any restrictions now. However, i find it apalling that even though it is “open” they can still turn people away with out reason. However, i do agree that it is a step forward and hopefully many people went to the border when it opened and i’m only sorry that i couldn’t be there myself.

]]> By: Larry http://www.gazamom.com/2009/07/head-to-rafah-crossing-open-the-border-for-good/comment-page-1/#comment-6347 Larry Mon, 03 Aug 2009 20:27:17 +0000 http://www.gazamom.com/?p=566#comment-6347 Fact: An agreement exists between Israel, the PA, Egypt, and the EU as to how the border is to operate http://www.miftah.org/Display.cfm?DocId=8895&CategoryId=7 Fact: Since the Hamas take over, Hamas has prevented the implementation of the agreement Fact: Opening the border crossing in any other fashion is a violation of existing agreements Opinion: If the Gazans are allowed to disregard agreements at their convenience, so is Israel. Does anybody think that disregarding negotiated agreements is a constructive move? Fact: An agreement exists between Israel, the PA, Egypt, and the EU as to how the border is to operate
http://www.miftah.org/Display.cfm?DocId=8895&CategoryId=7

Fact: Since the Hamas take over, Hamas has prevented the implementation of the agreement

Fact: Opening the border crossing in any other fashion is a violation of existing agreements

Opinion: If the Gazans are allowed to disregard agreements at their convenience, so is Israel.

Does anybody think that disregarding negotiated agreements is a constructive move?

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