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Last update - 10:08 05/06/2008 Al Qaida No. 2 slams Egypt for sealing border to Palestinians By Reuters Tags: Ayman al-Zawahri, Egypt  Al Qaida's second-in-command Ayman al-Zawahri called for an end to Israel's economic blockade of the Gaza Strip, criticizing Egypt for not opening its border to Palestinians, according to an Internet audio tape posted on Wednesday. "The brother from Gaza is refused entry (by Egypt), while an Israeli tourist is allowed to enter without a visa," said the speaker who sounded like earlier recordings of Zawahri, blasting Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak as a "traitor". Hamas gunmen blasted open the Rafah border crossing to Egypt for several days early in the year until Egyptian authorities moved in troops in February and closed it again. Advertisement The 11-minute message, issued on Islamist websites, marked the Six-Day War, which Zawahri said "unveiled that (Arab) regimes had no principles ... except holding on to their seats (of power)." Last month, Al Qaida leader Osama bin Laden urged Muslims to help break the Israeli-led blockade of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and fight Arab governments that deal with Jerusalem. Al Qaida leaders have placed growing emphasis on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - a central issue for many Arabs and Muslims - in an apparent effort to widen their support. Despite calls by Al Qaida supporters for the militant network to establish a presence in Palestinian areas, U.S. intelligence officials say they see no evidence it has done so. Analysts say it faces competition, in particular in Gaza, from the well-established Hamas. Related articles: Bin Laden: All Muslims must help end Gaza siege Al-Qaida No. 2: Muslims must strike Jews 'everywhere' over Gaza raids Al-Qaida: We nabbed 2 Austrians in response to IDF Gaza actions Bookmark to del.icio.us   Terrorist donuts U.S. Arabs irate over criticism of celebrity cook's kaffiyeh. All the way to hell Rosner's blog: It's Obama's good intentions that pro-Israel activists fear.   1.   Al Qaida 00:43  |  Rob 05/06/08   2.   the politics of the living dead. 01:56  |  K is no 1 05/06/08   3.   total losers 05:25  |  real vision 05/06/08   4.   A breath of fresh air from Al Quaida 05:28  |  zionist forever 05/06/08   5.   speaks truth about puppet arab rulers 05:53  |  sam i am 05/06/08   6.   NO. 2, I NEGOTIATED WITH EGYPT CLOSING THE RAFAH BORDER 08:17  |  Al Qaida No. 10 05/06/08   7.   Al-Qaeda in Gaza 08:21  |  Jean Van Daem 05/06/08   8.   Actually, the problem is that Egypt DOES NOT seal the border to.. 09:17  |  Ami 05/06/08   9.   The Al Qaida commander is right... 17:59  |  Dutch 05/06/08

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