Protests, statements over Palestine and skyrocketing tuition fees continue on Cairo University campus, led by the Socialist Students, Muslim Brothers, and the professors’ 9th of March Movement for the Independence of the Egyptian Universities.
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Protesters call for opening of Rafah crossing, condemn Rice visit
Sarah Carr reports:
More demonstrations were held Tuesday to protest Israel’s attacks on Gaza.
Organized by the Journalists’ Syndicate and held on the steps of its downtown headquarters, some 60 demonstrators called for the opening of the Rafah crossing and for visiting Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice to leave Egypt.
You can check out more pix of the protest on Flickr.
Also in other developments:
Two Palestinians seriously wounded in Israel’s onslaught in the Gaza Strip died in Egyptian hospitals on Monday, the state news agency MENA reported.
It named the dead men as Ghassan Abd Rabbo, 18, and Aref Daghmach, 28.
The Gaza Bombshell
A must read feature by Vanity Fair on America’s Dirty War in Gaza, and its role in Dahlan’s coup attempt last summer.