Thursday, February 12, 2009

Well said

"The Egyptian government has grown increasingly intolerant of those who criticize its policies regarding Gaza. Egypt has insisted that it is Israel’s responsibility to provide for Gaza. But because of the recent war and the humanitarian crisis there, many Egyptians have called on their government to open its one border with Gaza, at Rafah. The government has refused, except to let some medical supplies pass through.To silence the critics, the government has turned to its internal security forces, whose ranks are twice as large as those in the nation’s military, and to an emergency law decades old that allows the police to detain anyone, effectively without charge and without explanation."