Al-Ahram Weekly Online   6 - 12 March 2008
Issue No. 887
Press review
 
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875

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Mustafa Hussein, of the Egyptian daily Al-Akhbar, depicts Gaza

"Let Khaled Meshaal [head of the political bureau of Hamas] and Abu Mazen [the Palestinian president] leave office, and Palestinians shall search for a new leader who cares for them more than power." -- Mohamed Mustafa Sherdi, Al-Wafd

"At a time when the government increases the price of gas for our Egyptian plants, it still insists on exporting gas to many countries, including Israel, at a low cost." -- Magdi El-Gallad, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"The election platform of President Mubarak and his party will cause the country to sink; and the platform of [supreme guide of the Muslim Brotherhood] Mahdi Akef will cause the country to burn." -- Galal Amer, Al-Badeel

"How can one explain the horrible Arab silence towards what is happening to the Gazans whom Israel is using as fuel for a holocaust?" -- Tishreen

"Why are millions of Arabs and Muslims in a state of shameful paralysis? Is it a problem in their awareness or their minds or in their culture? -- Khaled Al-Harroub, Al-Ittihad

"These operations will last only because all the world's states, including the Arab countries and the legitimate Palestinian government in Ramallah, support Israel." -- Al-Quds Al-Arabi

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