TITLE

Egyptians View Construction of Gaza Wall As Evidence of Government's "Hypocrisy"

AUTHOR(S)
Mayton, Joseph
PUB. DATE
April 2010
SOURCE
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs;Apr2010, Vol. 29 Issue 3, p11
SOURCE TYPE
Periodical
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
The article reveals that local Egyptian newspapers are reporting that the underground steel barrier between the Egyptian and Gazan border is being completed as of early February 2010. The author says that egyptians are reacting to social networking sites about the Egyptian government's alleged hypocrisy that is represented by the wall. He reports that since Hamas took control of the Gaza Strip, Israel and Gaza have imposed an economic blockade on the Palestinians living in Gaza.
ACCESSION #
48498192

Tags: BOUNDARIES;  HYPOCRISY;  ONLINE social networks;  HARAKAT al-Muqawamah al-Islamiyah;  EGYPTIAN newspapers

 

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