The Arab problem and other nonsense

Tbe following article makes another attempt to make the Darfur conflict into an 'Arab" problem. These kinds of portrayals do an injustice to the attempts to resolve the conflict in Darfur. I hosted several Egyptians in my home and they told me quite frankly that they could not distinguish Arabs from non-Arabs during their time in Darfur. They certainly did not feel any kind of brotherly solidarity with the Darfur Arabs. I am not familiar with the political leanings of Israel Today (though they do provide a link to a Zionist newsletter), but it certainly fails to hit the mark in regards to Darfur.

Israel Today
Wednesday, August 06, 2008

Egyptian troops execute another Darfur refugee

Egyptian soldiers on Wednesday morning put a bullet in the back of a 24-year-old Sudanese man's head as the desperate refugee from the war-torn Darfur region made a dash for the Israeli border.

Three other Darfur refugees accompanying the victim were arrested by the Egyptians.

Egyptian troops have killed at least 20 African refugees trying to reach Israel this year alone. In at least one incident late last year the Egyptians even threatened to shoot Israeli soldiers who were trying to help refugees escape from their Arab pursuers.

Thousands of Sudanese refugees from Darfur have been in Egypt for years. Recently, many have begun making the long difficult trek across the Sinai desert to escape the oppression and discrimination they experience at Egyptian hands.