180 Prominent Egyptian & Arab Intellectuals Condemn Israel’s Attack on Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Call on Egyptian Government to Take Immediate Action
Egyptian intellectuals issued a statement on the afternoon of May 31st 2010, condemning the Israeli attack on the “Freedom Flotilla” ship convoy carrying humanitarian aid to the besieged Gaza strip. The statement described the attack as “a breach of international law, a war crime and a crime against humanity”. The signatouries called upon the Egyptian government to take the following actions:
1- expel the Israeli ambassador to Egypt and recall back the Egyptian ambassador to Israel;
2- lift the Egyptian blockade of Gaza, by keeping the Rafah crossing point permanently open to individuals, goods and services;
3- stop building the underground wall between Gaza and Egypt; and
4- stop exporting Egyptian natural gas to Israel.
In conclusion, the statement said that the Egyptian government’s silence on this crime, at a time when the EU and several European countries have strongly condemned it, and in the face of rapidly rising anger in the Arab world, would make it once more fail to reflect the will of the Egyptian people.
The statement was signed by 175 prominent Egyptian intellectuals, joined by 5 Arab intellectuals. The signatories included distinguished novelists, poets, academics, journalists, and political leaders.
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