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Egyptian Soldier Injured at Rafah Border Crossings
Semi official Al Ahram newspaper (Arabic) reports that an Egyptian soldiar was injured by cross border fire from Hamas militants today. No confirmation from other more reliable media sources.
The Media and the Middle East conflict
I think the media is playing an awful role in this... they are playing the messages that their audiences want to hear instead of informing audiences on both sides of the conflict.
On one hand the Middle eastern, Arab and Muslim media outlets is playing this in the context of 1967 and occupied people that are exercising their legitimate right or resistance. As much as this is an accurate definition of the historical context of the current conflict.
On the other hand, the western and Israeli media is playing this in the context of rocket attacks on Israel and the legitimate right of Israeli civilians to live without a daily threat on their lives. Again this is a legitimate and accurate definition of the context.
The problem is the message is going to the audiences that know that side of the story but not the other. Maybe what the media needs to do is to switch their messages. Al Jazeera would broadcast the news to the West and Israel and Fox/CNN/BBC broadcast the news to the Middle Eastern Arab and Muslim worlds.
I know this will not be a popular message to the respective audiences but without every side understanding the historical context and issues the other side is suffering from, there will be no basis for compromise, and peace.
On one hand the Middle eastern, Arab and Muslim media outlets is playing this in the context of 1967 and occupied people that are exercising their legitimate right or resistance. As much as this is an accurate definition of the historical context of the current conflict.
On the other hand, the western and Israeli media is playing this in the context of rocket attacks on Israel and the legitimate right of Israeli civilians to live without a daily threat on their lives. Again this is a legitimate and accurate definition of the context.
The problem is the message is going to the audiences that know that side of the story but not the other. Maybe what the media needs to do is to switch their messages. Al Jazeera would broadcast the news to the West and Israel and Fox/CNN/BBC broadcast the news to the Middle Eastern Arab and Muslim worlds.
I know this will not be a popular message to the respective audiences but without every side understanding the historical context and issues the other side is suffering from, there will be no basis for compromise, and peace.
fuck off Egypt bashers!
So I have been hearing a lot of Egypt bashing on the blogosphere, the media and many morons across the middle east... from open calls by terrorists for Egyptian regime change, to mobs in Yemen occupying our embassy and putting a Palestenian flag on top of it... to bigots killing our soldiers in Cold blood on the border... so instead of getting angry I though I would give reason a shot....
ok.. so lets assume the Egyptian dictator listens to what you morons are calling for... you know an open unregulated border... a few things would happen:
1- 100 000s of Palestinians will take refuge in Sinai... right and we will save their lives. except as what happened before with Lebanon and Jordan those refugees were never able to go back home. They lost their lands before and now will be losing their refugee camps. Gaza will then either be annexed by Israel or by Egypt resulting in the splitting of the Palestinian cause and now we start negotiating a 3 state solution.
2- Now for the impact on Egypt, 100 000s of radicalized, Iran funded families will further integrate with the Egyptian society resulting in yet more radicalization of the Egyptian population.... not to mention our government can't even feed its 80 million but let a lone the new 100 000s. Then you can imagine the economic impact on tourism in Sinai... etc...
3- Ofcourse we can not forget about that over radicalized idiot thinking his a hero will go and smuggle some big ass bombs, guns and or rockets through the border from Egypt to Gaza/Israel (you know now that we taken down the only barrier and logistical complications of tunnels) and will take it and fire it in Southern Israel. Impact on Egypt, direct confrontation with Israel that it doesn't want or need.
So please fuck off and maybe just maybe start using your mutated cells you call a brain before saying such idiotic things.
Egypts role in this is limited to
1) Facilitating communication between the Palestinian factions and the Israelis with an objective of finding a 2 state solution.
2) Providing humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in Gaza after actually searching and expecting every item crossing the border from Egypt to Gaza.
3) Providing access to hospitals for Palestinian civilians that are critically injured.
If you have a scenario that you think I missed feel free to add it below....
ok.. so lets assume the Egyptian dictator listens to what you morons are calling for... you know an open unregulated border... a few things would happen:
1- 100 000s of Palestinians will take refuge in Sinai... right and we will save their lives. except as what happened before with Lebanon and Jordan those refugees were never able to go back home. They lost their lands before and now will be losing their refugee camps. Gaza will then either be annexed by Israel or by Egypt resulting in the splitting of the Palestinian cause and now we start negotiating a 3 state solution.
2- Now for the impact on Egypt, 100 000s of radicalized, Iran funded families will further integrate with the Egyptian society resulting in yet more radicalization of the Egyptian population.... not to mention our government can't even feed its 80 million but let a lone the new 100 000s. Then you can imagine the economic impact on tourism in Sinai... etc...
3- Ofcourse we can not forget about that over radicalized idiot thinking his a hero will go and smuggle some big ass bombs, guns and or rockets through the border from Egypt to Gaza/Israel (you know now that we taken down the only barrier and logistical complications of tunnels) and will take it and fire it in Southern Israel. Impact on Egypt, direct confrontation with Israel that it doesn't want or need.
So please fuck off and maybe just maybe start using your mutated cells you call a brain before saying such idiotic things.
Egypts role in this is limited to
1) Facilitating communication between the Palestinian factions and the Israelis with an objective of finding a 2 state solution.
2) Providing humanitarian aid to the Palestinian people in Gaza after actually searching and expecting every item crossing the border from Egypt to Gaza.
3) Providing access to hospitals for Palestinian civilians that are critically injured.
If you have a scenario that you think I missed feel free to add it below....
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