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Saturday, September 22, 2012
Palestinian Authority concerned about Muslim Brotherhood rule in Egypt, says official

Palestinian Authority concerned about Muslim Brotherhood rule in Egypt, says
official
Al-Masry Al-Youm Fri, 21/09/2012 - 17:56
http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/palestinian-authority-concerned-about-muslim-brotherhood-rule-egypt-says-official

Following Gaza Strip Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh's departure from Cairo, a
high-ranking Palestinian Authority official expressed grave concerns Friday
concerning Egyptian President Mohamed Morsy's ties to the Muslim Brotherhood
and what that meant for Egypt's relations with Palestine.

Azzam al-Ahmed, a member of the Fatah party’s central committee, stated that
the Palestinian Authority rejects the Egyptian government’s meetings this
week with the Hamas delegation from the Gaza Strip.

Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, is widely considered the Palestinian
counterpart of Brotherhood group in Egypt. Cairo is currently mediating
reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah, the ruling party of the Palestinian
Authority that governs the West Bank, but no progress has been reached on
the issue.

The relationship between Egypt and the Palestinian Authority is much more
important than the relationship between the Brotherhood and Hamas, Ahmed
continued.

"We have already warned everyone that in Palestine only one legitimate
authority exists — one president, and one cabinet headed by Salam Fayyad,”
Ahmed continued in an exclusive telephone interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm.

"It is ... unacceptable to deal with [Hamas] as representative of Palestine
or the Palestinian cabinet," Ahmed added.

Ahmed said he hopes the relation between the Brotherhood and Hamas will be
distinguished from ties between Egypt and Palestine.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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