Press TV reports that four Viva Palestina volunteers have been expelled from Egypt shortly after entry. The 'warm' greeting by Egyptian officials has been exposed by the way in which they have broken up the 3-mile long convoy into groups of 20 vehicles surrounded by police. It would appear George Galloway's pandering/negotiations (depending on what interpretation you want to put on the unavoidable dealings the convoy leaders have had with the Egyptian dictatorship) may not been entirely successful.
The four persons returned to Libya are Stephen Gray, Richard Burton, Shams Suppin Razaq and Azam Hussein. Typically, no explanation has been given by the Egyptian government for barring the four.
There are even rumours, according to Yvonne Ridley who is reporting for Iranian Press TV, that Israel is pressuring the Egyptian dictatorship to route the convoy through Israel. But what leverage does Israel have over Egypt to make this happen? Obviously none. It is the US aid that the dictatorship is scarred of losing and, most importantly, the potential for the convoy to stir its own population.
Let's hope the aid gets through the Rafah crossing and no harm comes to anyone on the convoy.
The four persons returned to Libya are Stephen Gray, Richard Burton, Shams Suppin Razaq and Azam Hussein. Typically, no explanation has been given by the Egyptian government for barring the four.
There are even rumours, according to Yvonne Ridley who is reporting for Iranian Press TV, that Israel is pressuring the Egyptian dictatorship to route the convoy through Israel. But what leverage does Israel have over Egypt to make this happen? Obviously none. It is the US aid that the dictatorship is scarred of losing and, most importantly, the potential for the convoy to stir its own population.
Let's hope the aid gets through the Rafah crossing and no harm comes to anyone on the convoy.
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