By Jamie Glazov
Frontpage Interview's guest today is Khalim Massoud, the president of Muslims Against Sharia, an Islamic reform movement.
FP: Khalim Massoud, I would like to talk to you today about your group’s new project, the "Egyptian Gaza" initiative, which calls on Egypt to re-annex the Gaza Strip.
Tell us about this initiative. Why Egypt?
Massoud: Well, Egypt is the only way out.
The Gaza Strip became an entity after the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. There have been many different points of view on the Gaza crisis or lack thereof leading up to the 2005 Israeli withdrawal. However, most observers would agree that Gazans have been living in a perpetual state of crisis for the last three and a half years, which worsened with the election of Hamas.
Hamas is a Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and its charter calls for the destruction of Israel. Israel considers Hamas a terrorist organization. Hamas constantly conducts terrorist operations, mostly firing rockets into Southern Israel; Israel periodically bombs or invades Gaza to destroy terrorist infrastructure. Both Israeli and Gaza civilians are caught in the crossfire with Gaza casualties being much higher due to Israeli military superiority and Hamas' tactics of using civilians as 'human shields.' Read more ...
Frontpage Interview's guest today is Khalim Massoud, the president of Muslims Against Sharia, an Islamic reform movement.
FP: Khalim Massoud, I would like to talk to you today about your group’s new project, the "Egyptian Gaza" initiative, which calls on Egypt to re-annex the Gaza Strip.
Tell us about this initiative. Why Egypt?
Massoud: Well, Egypt is the only way out.
The Gaza Strip became an entity after the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. There have been many different points of view on the Gaza crisis or lack thereof leading up to the 2005 Israeli withdrawal. However, most observers would agree that Gazans have been living in a perpetual state of crisis for the last three and a half years, which worsened with the election of Hamas.
Hamas is a Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and its charter calls for the destruction of Israel. Israel considers Hamas a terrorist organization. Hamas constantly conducts terrorist operations, mostly firing rockets into Southern Israel; Israel periodically bombs or invades Gaza to destroy terrorist infrastructure. Both Israeli and Gaza civilians are caught in the crossfire with Gaza casualties being much higher due to Israeli military superiority and Hamas' tactics of using civilians as 'human shields.' Read more ...
Source: FrontPage Magazine
To: President Hosni Mubarak and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
WHEREAS perpetual crisis in the Gaza Strip is the problem that neither Palestinian nor Israeli governments are able to resolve, and
WHEREAS two decades of Egyptian control was arguably the most peaceful period in recent Gaza history;
We call on the government of Egypt to annex the Gaza Strip and declare Egyptian rule over the area.
Furthermore, we call on the United Nations to pass a resolution accepting and allowing for the occurrence of this takeover by Egypt.
Up until this point, little has worked in regard to a peaceful settlement between Israel and Gaza. This problem, if not resolved, could only escalate tensions for the future. We feel that this is the best solution for what seems to be a never-ending bad situation.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
WHEREAS perpetual crisis in the Gaza Strip is the problem that neither Palestinian nor Israeli governments are able to resolve, and
WHEREAS two decades of Egyptian control was arguably the most peaceful period in recent Gaza history;
We call on the government of Egypt to annex the Gaza Strip and declare Egyptian rule over the area.
Furthermore, we call on the United Nations to pass a resolution accepting and allowing for the occurrence of this takeover by Egypt.
Up until this point, little has worked in regard to a peaceful settlement between Israel and Gaza. This problem, if not resolved, could only escalate tensions for the future. We feel that this is the best solution for what seems to be a never-ending bad situation.
Sincerely,
The Undersigned
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