 Kathy writes, and this is helpful, the Palestinian Authority is involved in the negotiations concerning the Rafah Crossing because the Rafah Crossing and the Philadelphia Corridor is part of the treaty negotiated between Egypt and Israel years ago. The agreement was that the Palestinian Authority would administer the Palestinian side of that crossing. Israel would not enter the Philadelphia Corridor, and Egypt would administer the Egyptian side of that crossing. I think that does a good job of explaining why PA is cut in