Rana’s Comments (group member since Jan 19, 2009)

Rana’s comments from the Palestine, a just case in the hands of bad lawyers group.

Jihan wrote: "hey...umm i think we shud work lil harder to get more ppl..7 is not even a number"

You've got all the right. But as u c I don't post zat much, I have 2 b telling more about z case b4 attracting more ppl. and 2 incite them 2 contribute.
I'm working on many articles now & n sha Allah I'll post them by z 1st week in Jan.

Thank u Jihan and n sha Allah we'll all work 2gether 4 z better of zis.

I thought it's appropriate to tell the history of the struggle in different aspects.
I added two folders; Palestinian and Egyptian struggle. These are the 2 countries who were involved the most in the struggle against occupation.

الطابة فى معاجم اللغة، المكان الذى تطيب به النفس، وهى إسم من أسماء الخمر. واستطيب القوم سألهم ماء عذبا، والأصل فى الاسم هن (طابة) أما (طابا) كما نكتبها اليوم فلا شك أنها عامية محرفة على أن طابا حين تعين بهذا ظلت قرية مجهولة فى كتب الجغرافيين القدامى، وفى العصر الوسيط ربما يكون هناك من رحل عن طابة الأصلية فى أرض طيئ نجد واستوطن مكانا فى الديار المصرية فى هذا الموقع من ساحل سيناء على خليج العقبة.



The dispute over Taba in 1982 was not the first; there was that dispute with Turkey in 1906 when they moved their troops to Taba to make it part of the Ottoman Empire, and it’s called the First Taba Crisis

I have to mention that the British concern with the protection of The Suez Canal was a key factor in affirming the subjection of Sinai by Egypt. As it was the case in urging Al Bab Al Ali, when he assigned Abbas Helmi the Second to be the ruler of Egypt on the 7th of January 1892, to make Sinai under the Egyptian Sovereignty, thus the subjection was approved in a telegram sent by El Bab El Ali on the 8th of April 1892. The eastern borders of Egypt were defined as a straight line starting from Rafah city heading south till it reaches Al Akaba Gulf, which includes Taba also.

Let’s move back to the first crisis, Turkey wanted to take control of Taba; to make it a part of El Hegaz State, to have the upper hand in El Akaba Gulf, and to extend their railway from the El Hegaz to Akaba.
Turkey, Egypt and Britain went through this process of negotiation, and Turkey claimed that they’ve been collecting taxes from the tribes living in Taba. Subsequently; Egypt proved that this area hasn’t been cultivated for 15 years. So the Turkish plea wasn’t taken into consideration, whereas, only yield could be taxed.

An agreement was signed in October 1906, and the Turkish troops retreated in May 1906. It was agreed that the borders would be marked by replacing telegram poles by pillars made in cement and stones in the form of pyramids.
Mr. Parker the governor of Sinai attended this process, and wrote about it in his diaries, which were a great help in the arbitration in 1986.
The borders were marked by 91 pillars, the 91st was located in Taba in December 1906, and the first was located in Rafah Harbor in February 1907.

Egypt gained its independence in 22/11/1922, and the League of Nations allowed Britain to grant mandate for Palestine on 24/7/1922, keeping the eastern Egyptian borders as they were.

When Egypt went to war after establishing the state of Israel on the 15th of May 1948, A truce was reached on the 24th of February 1949, in which Israel admits implicitly the international boundary between Mandated Palestine and Egypt.

The Egyptian – Israeli dispute over Taba, started after signing the peace treaty in 1979, it questioned the position of 14 marks (defining the international borders), one of them was in Taba, 9 others were in the north, and the remaining marks were in Ra’s Al Nakab but the case was named as "Taba Crisis".

Then Israel and Egypt agreed on the 25th of April 1982, on submitting the questions concerning the international boundary to an agreed procedure which will achieve a final and complete resolution, in conformity with article 7 of the peace treaty.
Also they agreed that the representatives of the US Government will participate in the negotiations concerning the procedural arrangements which will lead to the resolution of matters of the demarcation of the International Boundary between Mandated Palestine and Egypt.
Finally Egypt and Israel agreed to submit the dispute to binding arbitration, in the arbitration compromise signed on the 11th of September 1986.

The Tribunal rendered its award on the 29th of August 1988 as follows:
Four of the northern disputed marks (nbr. 14, 15, 46 and 56) are in the location defined by Israel.
Five of the northern disputed marks (nbr. 7, 17, 27, 51 and 52) are in the location defined by Egypt.
The four disputed marks located in Ra’s Al Nakab (nbr. 85, 86, 87 and 88) are in the location defined by Egypt.
The last disputed mark located in Taba (nbr. 91) is in the location defined by Egypt.

According to the above mentioned panel verdict; most of the questioned points were awarded to Egypt, therefore the Egyptian sovereignty over Taba was restored when evacuated of the Israelis on the 15th of March, 1989. Finally the Egyptian Flag was raised over Taba on the 19th of March, 1989 marking its Liberation Day ever since.