Last time this happened, the Gazans were flooding across to buy stuff and marry brides (seriously). The walls have come down again. Here are some links:
Gazans aren't staying in Egypt, they're going there, buying stuff and going home. Because, you see, Gazans are wealthier than Egyptians and life as a Gazan is better than life as a poor Egyptian.
By contrast, refugees from the Arab ethnic-cleansing in Darfur are desperate to stay in impoverished Egyptian slums even as illegal immigrants.
Let's hope not. Arabian19's facile and glib comment is a cheap shot, but even a propagandist and apologist for terror like arabian19 knows the analogy between the Berlin wall and the security fence is totally false.
The Berlin Wall was built by a repressive regime to prevent East Germans from voting with their feet against their workers' paradise. On the other hand, the security fence was built by a democratic society to prevent hostile, implacable, sworn enemies from committing acts of terror on their sovereign soil. One reason that a small fraction of the separation barrier were built as a wall was to prevent sniper fire against Israeli citizens and others in Israel (vide the recent shooting of the foreign volunteer at a kibbutz).
Of course, a closed-minded bigot such as arabian19 doesn't ever let the facts get in the way of his lies, so expect him to keep repeating his nonsense about "The Wall."
Gazans aren't staying in Egypt, they're going there, buying stuff and going home. Because, you see, Gazans are wealthier than Egyptians and life as a Gazan is better than life as a poor Egyptian.
By contrast, refugees from the Arab ethnic-cleansing in Darfur are desperate to stay in impoverished Egyptian slums even as illegal immigrants.
lets hope the west bank Berlin wall falls too...
#2 arabian19:
Let's hope not. Arabian19's facile and glib comment is a cheap shot, but even a propagandist and apologist for terror like arabian19 knows the analogy between the Berlin wall and the security fence is totally false.The Berlin Wall was built by a repressive regime to prevent East Germans from voting with their feet against their workers' paradise. On the other hand, the security fence was built by a democratic society to prevent hostile, implacable, sworn enemies from committing acts of terror on their sovereign soil. One reason that a small fraction of the separation barrier were built as a wall was to prevent sniper fire against Israeli citizens and others in Israel (vide the recent shooting of the foreign volunteer at a kibbutz).
Of course, a closed-minded bigot such as arabian19 doesn't ever let the facts get in the way of his lies, so expect him to keep repeating his nonsense about "The Wall."
If life in Gaza is so "terrible",
why are Gazans entering Egypt and RETURNING TO GAZA?
Better yet, any Gazan that leaves the Gaza Strip, should make a one way trip. Infact, all Gazans should move to Egypt, permanently.