Egyptian MP: We won't tolerate 'Islamist emirate' in Gaza

[Phx_Dem]

A public conflict between Egypt and Hamas underway? Mustafa al-Faki, chairman of the Egyptian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, has said that his country would not tolerate an "Islamist emirate" on its northern border with the Gaza Strip.

The London-based Arabic-language al-Hayat newspaper reported Thursday that al-Faki, who spoke in a conference in Cairo, blamed Hamas for the failure of the intra-Palestinian talks.

He also rejected the organization's claims that Egypt was responsible for the closing of the Rafah crossing.

"The Hamas coup is what caused the Rafah crossing problem. Pushing people towards the crossing only serves Israel," he said, but stressed that his country "will never abandon the Palestinians issue."

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3633491,00.html

[IndianaGreen]

1. The free and democratic Egypt has spoken!

Another fuck up Middle Eastern dictatorship that should be overthrown!