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WAFA · 2011-04-12
WAFA examines proposals to open a commercial crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah. Economist Omar Shaban calls the idea good in principle but warns that, without an end to the Palestinian division, it “will only increase the rift” between Gaza and the rest of the Palestinian territory; he argues the crossing should open only after reconciliation and under laws that protect trade. He stresses the value of Palestinian–Egyptian trade and Egypt’s potential role in rebuilding Gaza after the 2008 assault, insists on a Palestinian–Egyptian rather than a Gaza–Egyptian relationship, and calls for the 2005 Agreement on Movement and Access to be extended to all the Palestinian territories.
WAFA examines proposals to open a commercial crossing between Gaza and Egypt at Rafah. Economist Omar Shaban calls the idea good in principle but warns that, without an end to the Palestinian division, it “will only increase the rift” between Gaza and the rest of the Palestinian territory; he argue…