Egypt Nixes Hamas Call for Economic Alliance

[Jerusalem Post] Khaled Abu Toameh - Under pressure from Egypt, Hamas on Sunday backtracked from its call for economic disengagement from Israel. "Egypt has made it clear that it does not want to be responsible for providing Gaza with fuel and electricity," said a senior Hamas official in Gaza City. "They have informed us that Gaza must remain Israel's problem."


2008-02-04 01:00:00

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