Wednesday, January 23, 2008

And the wall came tumbling down

In Gaza they proved that "stone walls do not a prison make, nor iron bars a cage." Following an Israeli-imposed blockade against Hamas-held Gaza because of recent rocket attacks, the Palestinians took it upon themselves to tear down a wall between Gaza and Egypt. About 350,000 flooded their neighbor to go on a "shopping spree." It appears that goats, gasoline and cement were hot items on shopping lists. Because Egypt and Israel are friends, Israel bit its lip and asked the Egyptian government "please do something" and "keep your promises." But Egypt won't force the thousands of Palestinians on their doorstep to return home. And of course, Israel's neighbors aren't very happy about all of this either and are taking their standard stands. In the end though, the nations of the Middle East continue to prove that "the fences aren't just out there they're in here ... inside your heads."

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