JPOST:
If Israel continues to close the Rafah border terminal, the European Union will need to reconsider extending its observer team's presence in the Strip, Gen. Pietro Pistolese, commander of the Border Assistance Mission, said Sunday.
In an exclusive interview with The Jerusalem Post, he said if Israel kept the terminal closed to the point where it was no longer functional, the EU might decide it was no longer worth maintaining 70 observers in the Gaza Strip.
"If the border is not open, the mission is not useful," Pistolese said.
According to statistics obtained by the Post, since June 25, 2006 - the same day Cpl. Gilad Schalit was abducted by Hamas gunmen outside Gaza - the crossing has been closed 79 percent of the time, and open just 57 days. Just over 109,000 people have passed through Rafah during that period.
Maybe instead of threatening the only pluralistic democratic Western nation in the region, the EU should threaten Abbas and Hamas: "Return Shalit or we're leaving."
Israel shouldn't have to expose themselves to more terror. The Palis should return the hostage - as they've promised they would do. (See below.)
The fact that Israel is blamed for a situation which was initially caused by the Palis shows you just how incredibly deep the bias against Israel really is.
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