Friday, January 2, 2009

WINEP: "...Egypt hopes Israel will either oust Hamas from Gaza or weaken it sufficiently.."

"...As the chairman of the Egyptian parliament's foreign affairs committee said, "Egypt won't tolerate the existence of an Islamic state at its border." At the same time, Egypt's support for Gaza's isolation secures the goodwill of Washington and Israel, while preserving its regional role vis-a-vis rivals Iran and Syria..."

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