Hamas will have to end its rocket fire on southern Israel before Israel ends its blockade on the enclave, German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Monday during a visit to Gaza.
On Sunday, Steinmeier told reporters in Jerusalem it is essential to Israel’s security to rebuild the destroyed infrastructure and homes in Hamas-ruled Gaza.
During his visit on Monday, the German diplomat noted the importance of improving Gaza’s economy, which he said requires the opening of crossing points by Israel; in other words, lift the blockade around the enclave. But, he said, that is not easily done.
“We need local investments and those from abroad,” he said. “Hence we also need the possibility to export the goods, which are being produced here (in Gaza). This can happen only by opening the borders.”
However, he said bluntly, rocket fire aimed at the Jewish State by Gaza terrorists makes it extremely difficult for anyone to help create economic or other progress.
“But the whole truth is: all this will, under most difficult circumstances, happen only when there is real certainty … that (Gaza) is no longer a launching pad for rockets.”
Steinmeier did not meet with Hamas leaders, who have maintained an iron grip over the region since seizing control and ousting the Palestinian Authority’s leading Fatah faction in 2007.
They don’t want economic, intellectual or any other kind of progress.
You think? With all the money donated, they build up their military and not the houses, etc. They couldn’t care less about their own people.
It’s like talking to children…
AMEN!!!
Good advice but wasted on the idiots running Hamas.
Seems like Germany has the monopoly on logic
germans should stick to commenting on germany.
Steinmeier is likely the next Chancellor of Germany after Merkel, so pay attention.
Falling on deaf ears. Their aim is to kill every Jew!
oh you mean the shields they use ?
Don’t say…
Without HAMAS, Gaza could have been the Singapore of the Mediterranean LONG AGO…
He’s missing their point. They attack Israel, which provokes a response. Israeli attack wipes out a lot of their buildings. World feels sorry and gives them gobs of money.
they dont want money or progress, they want to destroy israel, its so hard to understand this ? by the way ur german , u should know better
Stop giving advice these people are deaf and blind so they won’t listen to you or hear you so save your breath
Finally a foreigner making 100% sense as nothing will happen unless Hamas lay's down it's weapons.
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