EGYPT FOREIGN MINISTRY
Response to New York Times Article “As Egypt Floods Gaza Tunnels, Smugglers Fear an End to Their Trade”
by Ahmed Abu Zeid
October 9, 2015

The article published by the New York Times On 7 October 2015, with the title “As Egypt Floods Gaza Tunnels, Smugglers Fear an End to Their Trade” ironically criticises the Egyptian government for seeking to limit illegal smuggling across its borders. The opening paragraphs of the article are audaciously intended to make the reader sympathise with the smugglers….By falsely referring to this phenomenon as “trade”, rather than illicit smuggling across an international border, which is what this really is, the NYT is trying to obfuscate reality, giving a veneer of legitimacy to what is essentially an illegal practice condemned by international and domestic law. READ MORE