Despite terror warnings, Israel to open Karni

[Behind the Aegis]

Under American pressure, Israel agreed over the weekend to reopen the Karni crossing today to goods traffic into and out of the Gaza Strip.

Rice has been showing great interest in the smooth running of the crossings between Israel, the Gaza Strip and Egypt, having brokered the "crossings agreement" in November 2005.

Last Thursday, the assistant administrator for the U.S. Agency for International Development in the region, James Kunder, visited the area to assess the situation ahead of the Palestinian Authority's new Hamas government assuming its duties.

Livni told Rice that Israel would make every effort to reopen the crossings, barring security contingencies, and will act to prevent a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. She stated that Israel would not maintain any contact with the Hamas government.

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2. "Again", left out the "again" part.

Like: "Under American pressure, Israel again agreed over the weekend to reopen ..."
Pending actual events, this is not new, just repetition of previous talking points.

[Scurrilous]

3. Gaza border sealed, security forces on high alert eve of elections

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"Israel Defense Forces and Israel Police went on high alert Monday evening less than 12 hours before polls were set to open for Knesset elections.

The border crossings between Israel and the Gaza Strip - Karni, Erez and Kerem Shalom - will be closed on Tuesday."

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/698408.html

[Tom Joad]

4. More hunger. More collective punishment.