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Source: http://news.yahoo.com/egypts-islamists-play-anti-israel-sentiment-221937452.html
Egypt's Islamists Play to Anti-Israel Sentiment
(AP) Aya Batrawy - The Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood's supreme leader Mohammed Badie called on Muslims worldwide last week to defend Jerusalem, saying that Jews were spreading "corruption," had slaughtered Muslims, and desecrated holy sites. Eli Shaked, a former Israeli ambassador to Egypt, said Saturday, "Every time there is domestic tension in the new Egypt, Israel and the Jews will be targeted and every time the Egyptian street is tense or protests, the Muslim Brotherhood will bring the anti-Semitic genie out of the bottle." Brotherhood spokesman Mahmoud Ghozlan said: "Improved relations were with the former regime...against the will of the people, the will of Arab people and the will of Palestinians. Now relations are different."