Hamas Says Egypt's Mursi Will End Gaza Blockade -- Jerusalem PostLeader of terror group Ismail Haniyeh says he is confident Egypt's new president will shield Palestinians from Israeli attack.
The head of the Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip said on Friday he was confident Egypt's new president would shield the Palestinian enclave from Israeli attack and fully open its borders to end a trade blockade.
Mohamed Mursi, who won power in last month's presidential election in Egypt, is a member of the Muslim Brotherhood and ideologically close to Hamas.
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My Comment: Ideologically the new president of Egypt is sympathetic to the Palestinians in Gaza. But while his focus will primarily be on solving Egypt's problem, I will not be surprised that with time we will be seeing the border restrictions between Gaza and Egypt disappear.
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