Egyptian soldiers stand guard while heavy equipment destroys smuggling tunnels beneath the Egyptian-Gaza border in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Feb. 19, 2013. (photo by REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa)
Hamas Isolated After Coup in Egypt -- Shlomi Eldar for Al-Monitor
Just one year ago, on June 30, 2012, the movement’s followers were sure that God Himself had intervened and the Muslim Brotherhood, which had just won the Egyptian elections, would open the Gates of Heaven for them, or at the least the border crossings from Gaza to Egypt and the rest of the world.
Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas prime minister in Gaza, was radiant when he arrived then in Cairo for a meeting with the leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Mohammed Badie. He congratulated Badie and the newly elected Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi and declared that the rise of Hamas was the first indication that the Islamist movements would achieve victory in the new Arab Spring.
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More News On What Will Be The Impact On Hamas After The Egyptian Coup
Abbas Rejoices, Hamas Goes Quiet After Egyptian President's Fall -- Voice of America
Gaza: Hamas 'biggest loser' of Morsi's overthrow -- YNet News
Morsi Ally Hamas Faces Waning Sway -- Wall Street Journal
With fall of Muslim Brotherhood, is Hamas at risk? -- L.A. Times
My Comment: The above Al-Monitor post by Shlomi Eldar sums it up best .... this is the nightmare scenario for Hamas. And while I do not see Hamas losing power in the Gaza Strip, they have certainly been weakened.
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Strange, I was under the impression that Morsi spoke out against Hamas, I vaguely remember him saying something regarding Syria and urging Hamas to stop.
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