(BESA Center-Bar-Ilan University) Liad Porat - According to the Muslim Brotherhood, Sinai is Egyptian territory upon which the country has not yet exercised its full sovereignty. It believes that the region must be "freed" from the peace deal with Israel that declares Sinai a demilitarized zone, and wants to see more troops deployed to the region. The Brotherhood defines Israel as an enemy state and "Palestine" is viewed as holy Islamic land. Hamas is seen as the spearhead in the battle to liberate the land and Jerusalem, though the Brotherhood acknowledges that this battle must be fought gradually. Dr. Liad Porat is a lecturer of Middle East history at Haifa University and a research associate at the Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies.
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