Sunday, February 3, 2008
We've got a slight change in the BBC map of the Gaza/Egypt area thanks to this article which helps slide the BBC's geography into relevancy: Crossing into Egypt for supplies (previous: Gaza's Borders and the BBC - A tale of two maps)
Of note:
...And Egypt is not exactly loved by Palestinians either, especially after decades of visa and movement restrictions that make them feel far worse treated than any other of Egypt's Arab brothers.
Ismail is far from impressed with some aspects of Egyptian hospitality: traders have pushed up their prices for the throng of Gazans, and the shwarma sandwich he has bought is, he says, "disgusting".
Gaza is much more technologically advanced too, he opines. And the much-needed Egyptian petrol is of inferior quality...
