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		Arab MK Ahmed Tibi taking part in a demonstration at the Erez crossing on Tuesday. (Limor Edrey)

Last update - 18:55 22/01/2008

Israeli Arabs protest Gaza crisis; rightists stage counter-protest

By Haaretz Service and The Associated Press

Tags: Israeli Arabs, Ahmed Tibi

Hundreds of Israeli Arabs demonstrated on Tuesday near the Erez crossing on the Gaza border, protesting Israel's blockade on Gaza and calling it a "war crime," Army Radio reported.

The protesters, which included Arab MKs Ahmed Tibi (Hadash) and Wasil Taha (Balad), tried to send a truckload of food and medical supplies into Gaza.

The Arab protesters were faced with a counter-demonstration set up by right-wing activists. National Union MK Effi Eitam attacked Tibi: "He is a traitor. As far as I'm concerned, he and his family can move to Gaza."

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"What infuriates me most is Tibi's cowardice," Eitam continued. "We're fighting, Hamas and Jihad are fighting, but Tibi has a finger in every pie. He supports Qassam fire and stirs hatred against IDF soldiers - he is protecting himself. I call him Doctor Blood."

Tibi's response to Eitam soon followed: "I find his style deplorable. I have no respect whatsoever for the soldiers of the occupation. What's going on in Gaza is immoral; it's the most criminal, despicable and monstrous siege."

Tibi said he has received distressed phone calls from Gaza. "It's unacceptable that people can't operate life support machines. The most painful thing is that they've run out of body bags."

10 Egyptian police, 60 Palestinians injured in scuffle on Gaza border

Hundreds of Palestinian protesters briefly broke through the Egypt-Gaza border terminal Tuesday, pushing back helmeted Egyptian riot police who fired in the air to try to contain the crowd.

The Palestinians were demanding Egypt open the Rafah crossing to let goods into Gaza, after Israel closed its borders with the coastal territory last week. Ten Egyptian police and about 60 protesters were hurt in melee, in which protesters hurled stones and Palestinian gunmen fired briefly in the air.

One of the injured police officers sustained a gunshot wound and was hospitalized in serious condition, medical sources said.

Israel temporarily lifted the blockade on Tuesday to allow fuel and medicine shipments into the coastal territory for the next three days.

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1.	they are traitors and must be treated as such as bad as extreme l	21:04	\|	ralph	22/01/08

2.	An idea	21:59	\|	KUTW	22/01/08

3.	Why dont they move to Gaza?	22:01	\|	KUTW	22/01/08

4.	The transfer of all arabs to jordan gets closer !	22:24	\|	v hardman	22/01/08

5.	Lieberman is Rightq	22:25	\|	Jonathan	22/01/08

6.	If they want to be with their brothers, fine	22:41	\|	Efox	22/01/08

7.	Siege	22:59	\|	jjvanka	22/01/08

8.	Only a Fool	23:14	\|	Jack	22/01/08

9.	Now that sure is something	23:27	\|	Nephtaly	22/01/08

10.	#27 Israel will gladly give up Gaza	23:44	\|	marge	22/01/08

11.	True! This is a monstrous siege!	23:59	\|	lakshmi	22/01/08

12.	gaza	01:14	\|	Hertzel	23/01/08

13.	#11	01:23	\|	geoff	23/01/08

14.	No respect for the Soldiers?	01:25	\|	Joseph	23/01/08

15.	All who support this siege are inhuman.	02:02	\|	Deborah	23/01/08

16.	re: Deborah	07:11	\|	Efox	23/01/08

17.	reading posts i conclude that peole who	18:30	\|	bozhidar balkas	23/01/08

18.	Gaza (Berlin) Egypt Wall	04:00	\|	Stuart Robertson	24/01/08

19.	out of prison	19:25	\|	fholmes	24/01/08

20.	OLMERT IS A DEFEATIST AND LEFTIST	02:06	\|	ROB SCHWARTZ	27/01/08

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