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Mussa Calls for Breaking Gaza Siege
13/06/2010 Arab League chief Amr Mussa called Sunday for Israel's four-year siege on Gaza to be broken as he made a landmark visit to the Strp.
The visit, Mussa's first to Gaza as Arab League secretary general, comes as appeals mount for the opening of Gaza's borders after Israeli commandos killed nine Turkish activists when they raided a Gaza-bound aid flotilla on May 31.
"This blockade, which we are all here to confront, must be broken and the position of the Arab League is clear," Mussa said after being welcomed at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt by officials from many Palestinian factions.
"Not only the Arabs, but the entire world should stand with the Palestinian people against the siege of Gaza and what is happening in the occupied territories, especially east Jerusalem," he said, referring to Israeli settlement growth in the occupied territory.
Hamas hailed the visit by Mussa, the most senior Arab leader to set foot in the Palestinian enclave since it won landslide parliamentary elections in 2006.
"This visit should be a step towards lifting the siege of Gaza," Yussef Razqa, an adviser to Gaza Prime Minister Ismail Haniya, said in a statement.
"The Arab League has already adopted a clear position on the necessity of lifting the siege, it's just a question of implementation," he added.
[ 13/06/2010 - 10:02 AM ]
GAZA, (PIC)-- Amr Moussa, the secretary-general of the Arab League, has arrived Sunday morning in the Gaza Strip to meet with Palestinian officials and make field visits to areas bombed during Israel’s war.
In a press conference, Moussa stressed the need for ending the blockade imposed on Gaza people and the importance of implementing a decision in this regard issued earlier by the Arab countries.
“I admit that I am eager to walk on the land of Palestine and meet with all steadfast Palestinians of all affiliations,” the Arab League head told journalists.
He also said that the issue of the inter-Palestinian reconciliation is on the top of his agenda during his visit, adding that the reconciliation needs determination and not just signature, and an agreement on all details.
The information office of the Palestinian government in Gaza said that Moussa intends to meet many families who survived the Israeli massacres during the war and will participate in a joint news conference with premier Ismail Haneyya today.
In the same context, Dr. Basem Naim, the Palestinian health minister, said in a press conference this morning in the presence of Moussa that this visit attracted the attention of all Palestinians, especially since it was made for the first time since the siege was imposed on Gaza.
“We hope that this visit can lead to the lifting of the siege once and for all and we also hope it can close the reconciliation file and restore the national unity,” Dr. Naim affirmed.
“But you will also see the bright side of the image; you will not see one citizen hesitant in his steadfastness and fortitude. Every Palestinian refuses to waive his rights and constants in light of the ongoing Zionist aggression,” he added.
For his part, senior Hamas official Salah Al-Bardawil said today that his Movement welcomes the visit of the Arab League head and any Arab move aimed at ending the blockade on Gaza.
“We are in favor of any Arab move to lift the siege on the Gaza Strip and prevent any aggressive act against it; we hope that the visit of the secretary-general of the Arab League Amr Moussa to Gaza will be a prelude to more robust Arab positions able to pressure the Israeli enemy to stop its aggression on the Palestinian people,” Bardawil underscored.
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