Egypt official tells Europe to take in 1m Gazans if ‘you care about human rights so much’
A senior Egyptian official has reportedly mockingly demanded that Europe take in one million Gazan refugees if it cares “about human rights so much”, as
Cairo continues to grow ever more frustrated with pressure to open its border crossing with the besieged Gaza Strip and take in fleeing Palestinians.
According to the Financial Times, an anonymous European official was informed of Egypt’s frustration with the European and Western nations’ insistence on accepting refugees waiting at the Rafah crossing on the Egypt-Gaza border. “You want us to take one million people?” an unnamed senior Egyptian official asked him.
“Well, I am going to send them to Europe. You care about human rights so much – well, you take them.”
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Both sides know this isnt going to happen which is the reason for the shit talking. Gazans can't just "enter" Egypt even if Rafah was open. There is a whole vetting process that takes months...