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Source: http://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/3580/hamas-egypt-alliance
Report #2: A Militia to Protect the Egyptian Regime
(Gatestone Institute) Khaled Abu Toameh - Reports in a number of Egyptian opposition media outlets claim that Hamas dispatched 7,000 militiamen from Gaza to Egypt to protect President Mohamed Morsi, who is currently facing a popular uprising. The Gulf newspaper Akhbar Al-Khaleej published what it described as "secret documents" proving that Hamas, with the financial backing of Qatar, had plans to send hundreds of militiamen to Egypt to help Morsi's regime. The reports have been strongly denied by Hamas officials. Hamas leader Mahmoud Zahar lost his temper during an interview with an Egyptian TV station, accusing supporters of the Mubarak regime of being behind the reports depicting Hamas as a terrorist organization helping President Morsi to kill Egyptians. Nevertheless, the repeated accusations against Hamas show that many Egyptians continue to see the radical Islamist movement as a threat to their national security. During last week's street clashes in Cairo, anti-Morsi demonstrators torched Hamas and Qatari flags. They also chanted slogans condemning Morsi and the Muslim Brotherhood for bringing Hamas militiamen to suppress Egyptian protesters.