Palestinians Take Down the Gaza Wall

by CKR

Palestinians today used explosives to take down the wall at Rafah, allowing them to buy food and other supplies in Egypt. Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak instructed border guards not to stop the Palestinians unless they were carrying weapons.

Coverage:

Video from The Guardian

Washington Post (Note that this report puts cigarettes at the top of the priority list. Somehow, I doubt this was how most Palestinians were thinking.)

New York Times

Los Angeles Times

Ha'aretz: UN: Some 350,000 Gazans stream into Egypt as militants blast border wall

Ha'aretz: Hamas: Border must be controlled exclusively by Palestinians, Egypt

Ha'aretz: Israel fears int'l pressure to hand over Gaza borders to PA control

Let's hope the Palestinians can keep this peaceful and that Mubarak can convince Israel's leaders to do the same. It has long seemed to me that the Palestinians should be able to use nonviolent action in their struggle.