January 24, 2008

Gazans in a frenzy


Yes, Israel's blockade on Gaza has sent Gazans "scrambling through the debris at the Rafah crossing," as this picture tells you. What amazes me is that this guy in wheelchair managed to make his way to the BBC frontpage. What is he doing trying to cross into Egypt? Couldn't someone from his family bring back whatever he'd been looking for? Of course, maybe, in very reasonable terms, he just doesn't want to be left behind. Because no one does. Right?

So kudos to his friends/family who carry him across the broken fence. "Long live the Pharaohs!" "I want to see the Pyramids!" Maybe he wasn't exactly thinking that, but I think anyone who makes it across the Egyptian border won't mind a trip around the ancient land.

Bring me there some time, just not over the broken fence.

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