Abbas Asked the Zionist Not to Open Rafah Crossing

Abbas Goes Home

19 July 2007

The online newspaper Haaretz said that who called himself the president of the Palestinian people Mahmoud Abbas asked the Zionist and the Egyptians not to open Rafah crossing.

Rafah crossing is considered for long time as the pipeline to the Palestinian people which got breath from it. All the Palestinian who wants to travel has to get permissions from the Zionist side.

Mohammed Dahlan made deals with the Zionist to keep the crossing under the Zionist supervision. He stole most returns (incomings) of the crossing. The last deal, was after the Palestinian resistance forced the Zionist forces to withdraw from Gaza strip. He insist on the presence of third party on the crossing.

Also the West on the crossing were part of the suffering to the Palestinian people. They pulled out many times without reasons.

Abbas asked the Zionist to close the crossing many times to prevent money from entering to help the Palestinian people. He also participated in the sanctions against the Palestinian people.

An undisclosed source, considered Abbas’s speeches as treachery for the Palestinian people. Also they considered that Abbas is involved severely in blockade the Palestinians.