My support for the people of Gaza is based on my support for what is
right and fair and against brutality and in injustice. It is not based on
any religious thinking or feelings. I am an atheist who was born into a Christian family.
Hamas in its beginning was nutured and helped by Israel and the
West as a counter balance againt the national and secular Palestinian
resistance headed by the late Yasser Arafat. This is the classic divide and rule. Hamas is an offspring of the Moslem Brotherhood of Egypt which was also in its beginning was helped by the British occupiers as a counter balance against a national and secular resistance movement
against the British. It is again the classic divide and rule with the added
bonus that religious movements, most of the time, tend to be backward
and not forward looking and delay and hinder any modernization and
progress.
Egypt has a fairly good industries and more is being built but unfortunately this is not enough to support a population of nearly
80 millions crowded in a narrow river valley with only about 6
million acres cutivatable land. Egypt is in serious need of birth control
but this against religion both Moslem and Christian!!! Both religions
still have great harmful influence on the people thinking there.
India is a poor example to follow. It has abject poverty and lack of
social cohesion. It has serious environmental problems and severe
water shortages. And yes, too much harmful religious influence s and
a resurgent fanatic hindu religious movement. Thousands of farmers
commit suicide each year and no one is giving a damn.

Apologies if I came a bit harsh on you. You are right, the plight of the Gazans is infuriating me. Whilst I agree with you that it would be foolish to take on an enemy much stronger than you, I still do not think that Egypt is right in arresting peaceful demonstrations of its own citizens. And this is only because Mubarak is a dictator backed up by USA who will not allow any dissent beacuse he fears losing his own grip. I feel for the people of Egypt, who mostly are good people and feel the injustice inflicted on Palestine. But any voices they raise are brutally crushed by Mubarak and his secret service.

I guess his dictatorship must also be playing a big role in the economic hardship of this country. A country that has a large educated middle class should not be facing such hardship.Why is it unable to set up industries, export and be self-sufficeint instead of having to rely on US aid. How degrading and shameful for a county to be taking aid in return for compromising its values. God help anyone who takes AMerican aid!

Why can Egypt not follow in the footsteps of such countries as India? India imports very little and now has a strong software industry as well as a thriving pharmaceutical industry. India also manufactures its own military equpment and has even made a nuclear bomb. Why cannot Egypt, or for that matter, any of the remaining Arab countries achieve the same? What is stopping them? God has made all people equal, and so it is up to us to wake up and use our talents wisely and for the right purposes. Unfortunately, it seems that Muslims all over the world are lagging and are having to pay a tragic price for it.

Did you read my post CAREFULLY? It is obvious from my writing I hate Israel and the injustice it represents. No, I don’t live in Egypt but I am very familiar with life there.
Are you familiar with life there? Did you visit Egypt recently?
Bread-lines are a daily occurences in Egypt and unemployment among
young adults including college graduates is almost 40%.
You are like someone who is witnessing a beating in a crowded street
and then shaming a weak bystander for not intervening while all the strong people around are either supporting the aggressor or doing nothing!!
With the backing Israel is getting , do you want Egypt to declare war
on Israel? Do you know what that mean? Please don’t allow your emotions and anger to cloud you good judgement and commonsense.
Egypt is doing the best it can through dimplomacy and allowing the
wounded in Egypt and sending medical supplies to Gaza.
Please read my original post carefully and try to put yourself in the Egyptian government shoe.
I know it is depressing situation but who said life is fair?

Did you read my post CAREFULLY? It is obvious from my writing I hate Israel and the injustice it represents. No, I don’t live in Egypt but I am very familiar of life there. Bread- lines is a daily occurence in all of Egypt, and this before the current world-wide economic slump. Unemployment among young peoples including college graduates is
almost 40%.
Are you familia with Egypt? Did you visit it recently.
It there is a beating in a crowded street, why you shame a weak bystander
for not intervening while all the strong poeple standing aroung supporting the aggressor or doing nothing

Yare you an Israeli supporter living in Egypt? Right!

What is the Egypptian government can do if the only super power in the world is supporting Israel 100%. The economic situation for most of the Egyptians is depressing and Egypt is in dire need for every penny in trade , tourism and foreign investments. Yes, the situation of the Palestinian people in Gaza is tragic and the Israeli criminality is glaring but Egypt cannot afford a confrontation with Israel and consequently a confrontation with the United States. That also means that Egypt have
to cancel the peace treaty with Israel which will be unwise move by
Egypt.
So, please give the Egyptian governmnent a break and try to understand its position.
Also, please direct your anger and pontifications to your government, e.g the Israeli government. You are an Israeli? Right?!!