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July 27, 2012       Share:    

Source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/26/us-egypt-palestinians-idUSBRE86P1MR20120726

Egyptian President Meets Hamas' Gaza Leader

(Reuters) Tom Perry and Nidal al-Mughrabi - Gaza Islamist leader Ismail Haniyeh met Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on Thursday in an official visit that signaled a big shift in Cairo's stance toward Hamas after the election of a Muslim Brotherhood head of state in Egypt. Mubarak never recognized the Hamas administration which has governed Gaza since 2007. "Morsi's heart is with Hamas but his mind is elsewhere," said Hany al-Masri, a Palestinian political commentator. "He will give them as much as he can but he won't be able to give them much because his powers are restricted." "He will be very cautious," said Mustapha Kamel Al-Sayyid, an Egyptian analyst. "The intelligence and the military will have their say on this."

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