Palestinian students in Gaza have appealed to Egypt to open the Rafah border crossing so they can begin studying at Egyptian universities. Dozens of students with valid Egyptian residence permits who are enrolled in college in Egypt told the Ma’an news agency their classes had already begun but they were unable to reach them because of border restrictions that limit the number of Palestinians entering Egypt to a few hundred each day, even when the crossing is open.
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3 Responses to Palestinian Students in Gaza Ask Egypt to Allow Entrance to Universities
attis - October 5, 2009 at 10:59 am
It is a moral outrage that Arab students in Gaza, the world’s largest open air prison, are prevented by an Arab nation from attending university. There is no good reason to maintain a closed border crossing at Rafah. Collaboration with the regime that recently murdered over 1500 Palestinians in Gaza is not a good reason; it is a vile sin.
11200222 - October 5, 2009 at 4:31 pm
Apparently, Egypt does not trust Palestinians. Why is that?
elie_antoine - October 6, 2009 at 9:34 am
let’s punish the masses for the guilt of a few. very civilized isn’t it?