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Source: http://www.jpost.com/International/Article.aspx?id=206712
U.S. to Jewish Leaders: We Won't Recognize Muslim Brotherhood
(Jerusalem Post) Hilary Leila Krieger - U.S. National Security Council adviser Dan Shapiro told Jewish leaders in a conference call on Wednesday that U.S. policy toward Egypt is not to deal with the Muslim Brotherhood, which has ties to Hamas, a U.S.-designated terrorist organization. Many in the pro-Israel community have been concerned that the waning position of Egyptian President Mubarak's regime will empower the Muslim Brotherhood and are fearful that the U.S. could contribute to its rise by viewing the Islamic group as a legitimate Egyptian political player.