Palestinians: Give Them an Inch of Gaza, and They'll Let Terrorists Back in to Kill You

There was lots of celebration in the mainstream media about the reopening of the Egypt-Gaza border last week.  A new opportunity for the Palestinians.  A chance to reunite families that had been separated.

Now the Palestinians have used this opportunity to allow terrorists to enter Gaza.  When Israel responds to this threat to its security, who will be blamed -- the Palestinians who are allowing terrorists to move freely into Gaza, or Israel, the target of the terrorists?

This from an AP report at Yahoo! News, noted today by Little Green Footballs:

"Palestinians have allowed up to 15 militants wanted by Israel to return to the Gaza Strip in recent days, officials said Friday, in what Israel said was a violation of U.S.-brokered deal for securing the border.

"The dispute over the entry of the Hamas militants — including one of the group's founders — through the Rafah terminal on the Gaza-Egypt border threatened to undermine the biggest diplomatic breakthrough since Israel's withdrawal from Gaza.

"Palestinian security officials acknowledged that wanted men entered Gaza through Rafah, but said anyone with a Palestinian identity card can come into the coastal strip."

This is a very serious problem:

"Israel was afraid militants or arms would flow into Gaza through Rafah, but agreed to let the border reopen after the Palestinians accepted the presence of European monitors and installed security cameras to let Israel monitor the crossing live.

"Israeli officials said Friday, however, that the Palestinians are allowing militants into Gaza and that they are now helpless to prevent the wanted men from entering.

"Raanan Gissin, a spokesman for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon said between 10 and 15 wanted militants have entered Gaza from neighboring Egypt in recent days.

"We know this, but we have no ability to stop them because we are relying on the people there — the Europeans and Egyptians," he said.

"Israel will not allow there to be a violation of the agreements as they were reached with Condoleezza Rice," Gissin said, referring to the Secretary of State who clinched the border deal."

_____________________________________

More reaction at Clarity & Resolve; IRIS Blog; The Black Kettle; Jihad Watch; Ace of Trump; Smooth Stone

Photo Link:  Yahoo! News