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Muslim Brotherhood Rise in Egypt Brings Little Change to Gaza Border
(Bloomberg) Nadine Marroushi - Palestinians had hoped that under Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi it would become easier to get people or products into Gaza, but little has changed. Morsi has had to reconcile a strategy of championing Gaza with awareness that his backing may strengthen militants, jeopardize U.S. support and saddle Egypt with responsibility for Gaza's 1.7 million people. "In terms of policy, there's a great deal of continuity from the Mubarak-era in how Egypt approaches [the] Rafah [border crossing]," said Michael Wahid Hanna, a fellow at the New York-based Century Foundation. The day after Israel began a campaign aimed at halting rocket attacks from Gaza, Morsi posted on his Twitter account: "Oh people of Gaza: You are from us, we are from you, and we will not abandon you." Yet movement remains restricted and trade hasn't been formalized as requested by Hamas.