Where #Egypt stands On Palestine is beyond blasphemy and at the side of #Israel Sisis regime will continue to obstruct the Palestinian national movement . In the summer of 1970 , the -then Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser declared his support for a United States initiative to resolve the Arab-Israeli conflict , putting him at odds with Palestinian refugees residing in Cairo . When hundreds of Palestinian student activists protested over Egypt s acceptance of the Rogers Plan, Nasser, long a champion of Palestinian rights , had them rounded up in the dead of night and deported to Jordan . When they arrived in Amman , many of them were still in their pyjamas. Irrespective of its rhetoric to the contrary, throughout the last four decades, the Egyptian governments policies towards the Palestinians have signalled a marked departure from its historic reputation as a regional leader determined to challenge Israeli hegemony . In fact , and particularly in light of General Abdel Fattah El Sisi s recent assumption of the presidency of Egypt, the days ahead promise to feature a rejuvenated obstructionist role by Egypt in the struggle for justice for Palestinians . Within just a few hours of the military coup that ousted President Mohamed Morsi a year ago, Sisi resumed the total siege of the Palestinian population of Gaza. This included the most aggressive push to date in the campaign to demolish the tunnels that provide goods critical to the survival of Gaza s 1 . 7 million residents. It was no coincidence that Sisi was reportedly in frequent contact with his Israeli counterparts during the most pivotal moments of the coup leading up to the wave of unprecedented violent repression launched by the Egyptian state against its own citizens. In the US, the pro - Israel lobby has devoted considerable energy to bolstering the Egyptian military even as it commits human rights abuses and erodes any chance at a representative government in Egypt. The alignment of the security establishment in Egypt with Israeli strategic interests is a process several decades in the making. Even today siege by Egypt on Palestine continues .... my personal view ... #Boycott Egypt
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 03:10:38 +0000
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