Wednesday, October 17, 2007

Current Events Summary #2

There have been many developments in foreign relations within the Middle East, including steps towards war as well as steps toward peace. According to the BBC, there has been conflict between Gaza and Israel: the Israeli government had declared Hamas, the militant group that controls Gaza, an enemy. Israeli government has considered attacking the Gaza fuel and electricity sources, and Hamas has said that any such action would be considered an act of war.
In Israel, there has been an official decision about the fate of the Africans fleeing to the country (most of them are from Darfur and trying to escape genocide). 498 Darfur refugees who entered the country illegally through Egyp will be allowed to stay in Israel, even though their legal status is iffy. Although Egypt had earlier agreed to help keep refugees from entering Israel illegally through their country, the ammount of people trying to enter illegally has declined since Egypt agreed to allow refugees sent back across the border to live there. It was announced, however, that refugees from other parts of Africa would be expelled along with new arrivals.

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