The Gaza Retort

George Alagiah presented a BBC report this morning on the Gaza blockade maintained by Israel. Long-term IDF hostage Gilad Shalit, who has just entered his fourth year of captivity, was mentioned and termed a "prisoner of war" in the story. Shalit has never even been allowed a Red Cross visit as is customary with POWs. In contrast, Hamas terrorists held in Israeli custody receive such visits by the representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross as manifested by the Red Crescent and often even family visits. Israel's closed border was scrutinized by BBC but not a single mention was made that Gaza has another international border- with Egypt and that Egypt has also found it in her interests to often maintain a Gaza blockade, because Gaza is controlled by a dangerous terrorist organization Hamas that not only rejects Israel's right to exist but threatens Egypt's government with overthrow by Islamic fundamentalists as are embodied in the illegal Muslim Brotherhood. Why is international pressure only exerted on Israel to ease conditions on those who would commit genocide on Jews in Gaza? Why do Hamas's Muslim coreligionists in Egypt merit a pass?