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Egypt: The Muslim Brotherhood's Disagreement on Hamas
Nov 18, 2012 | 20:25 GMT
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Summary
Disagreements have appeared within the leadership of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood over the issue of supporting Hamas in the current conflict with Israel, Egyptian newspaper Al-Ahram reported Nov. 18. During a leadership meeting convened to discuss how to deal with the situation, the deputy guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, Khairat el-Shater, said Egypt could not allow the smuggling of weapons into the Gaza Strip. The core disagreement is between those who say Cairo needs to focus on using the current crisis to support Hamas and those who say Egypt needs to support Hamas but also deal with Israel's concerns.
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