Report: Egypt bans Gaza-bound humanitarian aid convoys

We want real peace not fake one. Sadat made it he enter the Great history riding a white horse . We are really want to stop this blood shit . Jew ,Christine and Moslems have same believes . We are as Egyptian dont hate any one we are peace maker but we want a TRUE Peace . God save Middle East

Maybe now the world will see that it's not just Israel that refuses to deal with the illegal Jihadist hamas theocracy in Gaza. Incidentally, GAzans are NOT starving, just see footage from when Blair's sister was there; look in the background at the over-stocked supermarkets! the "Starvation" is BS! If people want to help truly starving people, they should start with Darfur and the Congo- where real tragedies are occurring- NOT Gaza, which Hamas' propaganda ploy is to gain sympathy for a non existent crisis. Maybe instead of buying weapons from Iran and Lebanon, Hamas could use that money to improve health and infrastructure!

I rarely use the word anti-semite as I think it is too often used to describe people that are just unintelligent hatemongers. Today I used it to get your attention. There is no starvation of Palestinians in Gaza. Tons and tons of provisions are delivered each day into Gaza from Israel. Any other item which Israel does not allow in is arriving big time daily from the Egyptian smuggling tunnels.

then the outside world should stop export of oil to Israel. Israel imports 99% of its oil.

It is just a bit more subtle than the readers seem to realize; as Egypt closes its borders to relief columns, they will again re-route to Israeli blocked entryways. The ensuing video clips shown on world-wide television will show Israeli, not Egyptian soldiers blocking essential and peaceful goods from the hungry children of Gaza.

"Egypt accused Galloway, [..], of trying to embarrass the country, which has refused to permanently open its Rafah border crossing with Gaza" One small error "trying" should be read "succeeding" ...

Any attempts to get aid through the Red Crescent can still be politically withheld. What will be tested is if the aid is withheld and for what reasons. Egypt is not perfectly pleased with Hamas and has its own reasons to do exactly as Israel has done with the siege. The progress towards reconciliation with Fatah is one of Egypt's benchmarks. The politics are just different.

and acts on it .

Egypt has cut off aid to Gaza but Israel is still supplying electricity, gas, water, food and medicine to the kidnappers of Gilad Shalit! It is time to end this insanity. Jews do not have to be more Palestinian than the Egyptians.

Forget it, Hamas is in a real bend now. This happens when you mess with a soveraign state like Egypt. NO MORE GALLOWAYS. Get to Gaza from Israel. They will be nicer to you than Egypt. Egypt will never be Pakistan. Pity for the sufferings of the poor Gaza people.

Egypt is trying very hard to honor it's treaty responsibilities to Israel. Doing so has caused the government of Egypt immense grief and done it harm. That bleeding heart types have chosen to make the situation worse for all by grandstanding was a final straw. A coherent policy was devised and has been put in place. Before those drooling in anticipation of mass starvation and medicine shortages in Gaza get too excited, they should read Mark of Lewiston's message thoughtfully. "Aboul Gheit said that, from now on, aid to Gaza must be handed over to the Red Crescent at El-Arish who will turn it over to the Palestinian chapter of the Muslim relief organization in Gaza. " - Haaretz Which is to say that Israel is going to have to figure out how to justify stopping shipments by one member of the IRC to another. The Egyptian action is sly and almost subversive. It will be far harder for Israel to refuse aid proffered to Gaza by the IRC than by 'Anti-Israeli Activists.'

Yes, we hear all kinds of crazy things but we don't have to believe them. If they can get cars and guns in (and they do) they can get all the items you mentioned. If Israel wanted to be mean they could shut off the water and electricity. I don't know why people who blame everything on Israel can't see the really bad things Israel could do if it were not holding back.

what are the Leftist, Progressive, and otherwise enlightened people who sympathize with the Palestinian Arabs of Gaza doing to promote a Secular Palestine--cover the backsides of Hamas simply because they are there, or . . . Methinks this situation is more complicated than anti-Israel and anti-Egyptian mouthpieces make it seem.

Egypt bans food to Gaza. No surprise here ! Brothers or no brothers !

egyption government is criminal in preventing aids reachig gaza

The world is not swallowing the lies anymore. Wardens of prisons can always provide you with the detailed numbers of what they so generously provide the inmates. I've heard some of the forbidden items by Israel include pasta, women's sanitary supplies, disposable diapers, school supplies, cement and building supplies. Shame on the wardens.

that Hamas is an offshoot of Muslim Brotherhood islamic organization which is in oppostion to secular Egyptina governments from Nasser to Saadat to Mubarak. So Egypt is blockading Hamas controlled Gaza as a preventive step. If Hamas succeed to rule and their success will spill into Egypt, Egypt will be an islamic state like Hamastan and Iran. The interest of Israels defenssive steps against Hamas ruled Gaza and Egypts government converged.

...the Egyptian policeman killed by the Palestinians, and makes it appear as if the Egyptians are creating a tempest in a teapot...

let's see if Arabs and the crazy left will match the amount of aid to Gaza already in progress.

for yourselves, dont let Islamic Extremist terrorist ruin your country and people. If they get in they will destroy Egypt just like they destroy other countries.

The significant thing is that Egypt has set up a mechanism to entirely bypass Israel in getting aid into Gaza - Screening by Red Crescent. We'll see how political this is and how well it works. I imagine Turkey will be testing it shortly, as will Viva Palestina.

All this business about "starvation in Gaza" is just not true. Since the end of the IDF operation in Gaza (18 Jan 2009), 703,224 tons of aid and 105,600,128 liters of fuel have been delivered to the Gaza Strip from Israel. And even during the Gaza operation last year, Israel delivered more than 37,000 tons of humanitarian aid on 1503 trucks, and 1,535,750 liters of heavy duty diesel for the Gaza power station. This starvation idea is just propoganda. The recent convoys should have brought cement for repairing the buildings.

Nasser, as if he would have been to any benefit...Sorry to say, but he was nothing but a great disaster to Egypt. He was instrumental in overthrowing the lawful king of Egypt, detsruction of the Egyptian economy, selling out the country to the Russians, robbing the educated and capital strong Egyptians of incentives for further development, inciting hatred and antisemitism against the EGYPTIAN Jews and Karaites, degrading Egypt in all aspects, and further more starting the 6-day war leading to TOTAL destruction of the Egyptian armed forces and being a ruthless and brutal dictator. Why mention that BIG TIME looser at all ??

karachi will be gone long before israel... it's on the way out as we type. as for the gazans.. not innocent not persecuted not starving on the contrary, they are fat and seemingly full of energy judging from all their screaming at their stupid, mindless and pointless parades. hey gazans, get a job hey hamas, build some legitimate businesses

"Seven protesters were arrested during Tuesday's clashes, but police swapped them for four policemen held by the activists." Ridiculous. Another far left group reveling in the murderous nihilism which would undoubtably proceed the empowerment of their Hamas bretheren. Just another instance of the antisemitic left trying to wreak destruction on the Jewish homeland, Galloway is a conman and a fruit.

Don't go away mad Galloway, just go away and take your big, bruised ego with you. You got away lucky, I would have assisted your return flight home with a swift regel to your tachas. If you were really concerned about the situation in Gaza, you should have first addressed this self-inflicted plight more wisely by trying to excise the root of the Palestinian problem there, the Hamas Charter of death and destruction of Israel, and not just bring over some small band-aids to cover the large lesions of the residents there.

"Individuals such as Galloway are not really thinking of helping anyone, they are there to exploit any occasion to foment trouble for Israel. That is all they are interested in" Yes, and thankfully, they're rather good at it!

I doubt that you understand what's going on. It's simply a matter of respecting the laws of the country, rather than to act as if you own the world. And the "Innocent and persecuted Gazans" have the option of working on improving their lives instead of trying to destroy Israel.

If you had followed the convoy from day 1 you would know all the facts. The people on the convoy are now being demonized for getting much needed medical aid to those in Gaza. Since when is it a crime to give aid to people in need. Egypt also brutalized their own just last year for protesting against the Gaza war. Same tactics same outcome. Just to appease Israel and the US wouldn't want to loose the 2 billion a year for war toys.

and abduct or injure their policemen. Viva Palestina was told to use the El Arish crossing, they defied the Egyptian Gov, threw rocks at police officers, abducted police officers and embarrassed themselves as well as their home countries. If I entered your country and acted like an asshat, I would also be invited not to return.

Egypt isn't saying all aid will stop - but it will stop receiving it via publicity stunt convoys that endanger Egyptian lives. Instead it will go through the Red Crescent at El-Arish - etc. Please read the article more carefully. And if you are so concerned with the welfare of Gaza citizens - then hold Hamas accountable for its coup-dictatorship and the misery it has subjected Gaza citizens to by its self-stated hatred of Jews and its constant declaration of war on Israel (and its incitement language towards Egypt). Not holding Hamas more accountable will only prolong the suffering of Gazans, Israelis and Egyptians alike.

The people of Gaza in refugee camps did not come from eygpt. Egypt does not have the responsibility of looking after refugees who came from Isreal . Looking after them will recind isreal of the occupation and the suffering caused by it.

Its about time that Egypt stops these convoys which are used to invade Egypt and committe terrorists and criminal acts. People deserve thier leaders, and Palestinians deserve Hamas.

in post Jamal nasir period, egypt has proved to be as much relentless for gazan as Israel has been throughout its short history and soon ending future. but one should consider that what Ikhwan's are doing now at this moment when convoy of foreigners are confronting the Egyption paraoh. they should definitly support and join the convoy and assure their support for the people who have nothing in their mind but to help Innocent and persecuted Gazan.

... compared to Israel's daily truck convoys. It is just a publicity stunt, of no practical value.

Ya'kinda wonder what's goin' down. Okay, the Israel has its reasons for not letting Humanitarian aid into Gaza, though we know from reliable sources that much of it goes to people who profit from the sale of such goods. Now that the "other border" is closed to the selfsame Humanitarian aid says that the Egyptians are not willing to assist their Arab speaking brethren in Gaza for their reasons. So it is a seige, but if Israel has a "reason", ie to send the message that Palestinian Arab rockets are not welcome on Israeli soil, why does the Egyptian government object to helping them?! Perhaps the EU can bring pressure to bear on Egypt to allow Humanitarian aid to reach Gaza. Then again, does the EU dislike Mordechai more than it likes Haman, or so it seems.

Individuals such as Galloway are not really thinking of helping anyone, they are there to exploit any occasion to foment trouble for Israel. That is all they are interested in.