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Rumors of Hamas Interference in Egypt Find Audience
(Al Ahram-Egypt) Dina Ezzat - Hussein, an Egyptian taxi driver in Cairo, is listening to a news broadcast announcing that "Egyptian authorities prevented two Palestinian Hamas members from entering Egypt from Gaza." "They should absolutely close the border with Gaza; we have had enough of these people," Hussein says. He is convinced that Hamas "is to blame for so many things we are suffering today." He buys wholesale the new narrative of Hamas involvement in the killing of protestors in Tahrir Square on 2 February 2011 after a script of recorded conversations between the Muslim Brotherhood and Hamas leaders was released. Political scientist Hassan Nafaa said the readiness of so many people to believe in Hamas involvement indicates "the growing anti-Muslim Brotherhood sentiment in public opinion....In the eyes of many there is this link between Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. People are frustrated with Muslim Brotherhood rule to a point at which they are equally frustrated with anyone or anything associated with them."