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Hamas Chief: Egypt Revolution Brought Us Back to Life

03/06/2011 Leave a comment Go to comments

“The popular revolts in Egypt and Tunisia have brought Hamas back to life, the French news agency AFP quoted the group’s political chief Khaled Meshal as saying on Sunday, adding that Hamas and Fatah must join forces in a jihad against Israel.

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who was ousted by recent popular protests last month, was seen by Hamas as aiding Israel’s blockade of the Gaza Strip – which Hamas has controlled since a bloody coup in 2007 – due to the fact that it sealed off its shared border with the coastal enclave.

Speaking in the Al-Quds International Foundation conference in Sudan on Sunday, Meshal was quoted by AFP as saying that the ‘people in Egypt and Tunisia have given us back our lives.’ …”  Read more.

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