02.05.2011                      28.Nisan, 5771                      Holocaust-Tag; Tag 13 des Omer

Rafah-Öffnung:

Hamas won’t oppose EU presence at border, official says

Adviser to Hamas makes comments after Egypt vows to open Gaza’s Rafah crossing; concession may ease Israel's concerns about security.

Hamas doesn’t object to the reinstatement of European Union observers at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, a Hamas official told The Media Line.
"We don’t mind if the Europeans are involved as long as the Egyptian side agrees to this," Ahmad Yousef, a political adviser to Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, told The Media Line on Sunday. "The only objection we have is to Israeli involvement. This is an agreement between Palestinians and the Egyptians," he added….