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0 pointstsimionescu4y ago0 comments

I have no idea what your map is supposed to show. Yes, Egypt has one land border with Gaza, and is often closing it, helping to maintain the blockade. But on all other routes - sea, air and other land borders, it is Israel that maintains the blockade. Egypt is not stopping any sea vessels from reaching Gaza - it is the Israeli navy that is doing so, since it controls the entire coast of Gaza. Even if a ship were to move through Egyptian waters into the Gaza coast, it would be intercepted by Israeli ships patrolling the coast.

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yonixw4y ago

lol dude it is LITERALLY the first sentence here:

"The blockade of the Gaza Strip is the ongoing land, air, and sea blockade of the Gaza Strip imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip

What is even the point? Can't you just admit you are wrong and Hamas has a HUGE NEGATIVE effect on Gaza? And peace process in general?

tsimionescuOP4y ago

Yes, that's the first sentence. Reading more of the article, here is the "Naval Blockade" section:

> The Israeli Navy enforces a maritime blockade of the Port of Gaza and the coastline.

and the "Control of Gazan airspace" section:

> The Oslo Accords interim peace agreements expressly give Israel security control over Gazan airspace and coastal waters.

Also, Egypt being complicit in depriving Gaza of resources (to a MUCH lesser extent than Israel, to be fair) does in no way prove that Hamas is the problem, or has a "HUGE NEGATIVE" effect on Gaza. I will let the people of Gaza who keep electing Hamas in free elections (despite brutal Israeli reprisals for their wrong vote) decide how bad Hamas is for them.

yonixw4y ago

> Also, Egypt being complicit in depriving Gaza of resources (to a MUCH lesser extent than Israel, to be fair) does in no way prove that Hamas is the problem,

Yeah it does... Oh, how much it does...

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yonixw4y ago

lol dude it is LITERALLY the first sentence here:

"The blockade of the Gaza Strip is the ongoing land, air, and sea blockade of the Gaza Strip imposed by Israel and Egypt in 2007"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip

What is even the point? Can't you just admit you are wrong and Hamas has a HUGE NEGATIVE effect on Gaza? And peace process in general?

tsimionescuOP4y ago

Yes, that's the first sentence. Reading more of the article, here is the "Naval Blockade" section:

> The Israeli Navy enforces a maritime blockade of the Port of Gaza and the coastline.

and the "Control of Gazan airspace" section:

> The Oslo Accords interim peace agreements expressly give Israel security control over Gazan airspace and coastal waters.

yonixw4y ago

> Also, Egypt being complicit in depriving Gaza of resources (to a MUCH lesser extent than Israel, to be fair) does in no way prove that Hamas is the problem,

Yeah it does... Oh, how much it does...

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