Reply #11: the egyptians restrict access:

[pelsar]

From the ISM
I became incensed. Why is access to Gaza limited entry so carefully? This is the international community’s hard-won agreement. Disengagement is supposed to mean freedom for Palestinians, and they cannot even have visitors. We have invitations from at least ten Palestinians: come whenever you want; happy to see you; “from Rafah with love,” said one email, sent by a woman I had never met. Why isn’t that good enough? Why is friendship not a good enough reason to visit someone?

http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/2006/02/14/gaza-who-really-controls-the-rafah-crossing/

THE OPTION EXISTS
The Palestinian controlled Rafah terminal could offer an alternative to Karni for some direct exports to third countries (i.e. without the need to go through Israel) and the Agreement on Movement and Access allows exports to leave Rafah

http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/1ce874ab1832a53e852570bb006dfaf6/993e6c53da9b6b4c8525712a00763ae6!OpenDocument