People’s History of Gaza and Egypt: The Bond Cannot Be Broken
Oct 1 2013
At Rafah border, Gaza is being 'collectively punished'. (Photo: via Mondoweiss)
... This ahistorical anomaly
cannot last. The bond is simply too strong to break. Moreover, to
expect Palestinians to bow down to whomever rules over Egypt and to be
punished if they fail to do so is a gross injustice, equal to that of
Israel's many injustices in the occupied territories.
I was born and raised in
Gaza where my entire generation grew up on stories of heroic Egyptians
who fought alongside Palestinians while many Arab states turned their
backs or conspired with the British and Israel. When fighters of my
village of Beit Daras fought valiantly to prevent the progress of
well-armed legions of Haganah fighters, later making up the Israeli
army, it was Egyptian fighters who first came to the rescue. The
Egyptian force was ill-equipped and without a clear mandate - back then
Egypt was still under the rule of a King that was directed by the
British - Egyptian men fought alongside my grandfather and other
villagers.
'Egyptians fought like
lions', my grandfather used to say. They reached the outskirts of Beit
Daras in late May and again in early July 1948. By then the village was
lost to advancing Zionist militias with the help of the British.
However, Egyptian and Palestinian blood mixed in an eternal union of
camaraderie and solidarity.
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