E.U. OBSERVERS ABANDON GAZA-EGYPT CROSSING

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHY ISRAEL CAN NEVER LEAVE ITS DEFENSE IN THE HANDS OF FOREIGN PEACE KEEPERS, WHETHER IT'S THE COWARDLY E.U. OR THE SNIVELING U.N. IN LEBANON.

EU Observers Abandoning Gaza-Egypt Crossing (INN)
The European Union is abandoning its role of monitoring the Gaza-Egypt border, one of the conditions of Israel’s leaving the strategic Philadelphi Route, which runs along the Israeli side of the border.

The border has been officially closed since Hamas won a civil war with Fatah over control of Gaza, though nearly 4,000 PA Arabs managed to cross over to Egypt in the following days.

The EU observers’ official departure is said to signal the Quartet’s (US, Russia, the EU and UN) expectations that the crossing will remain closed for the foreseeable future. The monitors’ effectiveness in preventing weapons smuggling has been questioned as well, with evidence that Hamas managed to smuggle tons of explosives and even missiles into Gaza despite the presence of the observers.