Gaza attack strengthens Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood

[Joanne98]

Source: JPost


Rarely do Egyptian demonstrations see thousands of people take to the streets. But, put together anti-Israeli and anti-government sentiments spearheaded by the powerful Muslim Brotherhood, and the result is the country's largest street action since the first anniversary of the American invasion of Iraq in 2004.

With Israel vowing a "long" siege against the Gaza Strip, there are concerns that the already strong opposition Brotherhood could become even stronger in the face of Israel's military action against Palestinians.

On Monday, thousands of Egyptians marched in downtown Cairo, chanting phrases such as, "Off to Gaza we go, martyrs by the million," and "We all belong to Hamas."

The government and the military were as much to blame as Israel, activists said. "Where is the Egyptian army?" was another slogan chanted by the throngs of demonstrators.



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[wellst0nev0ter]

1. Ah, I See The Bombings Are Already Paying Dividends (n/t)

[Pavulon]

2. "Where is the Egyptian Army"

coming to kill them. Egypt has no use for war with Israel. However it will bury MB guys without a second thought.

[chucktaylor]

3. "Off to Gaza we go, martyrs by the million", yet none went.

thousands of Egyptians marched in downtown Cairo, then went home, turned on the TV, got a cup of coffee and fell asleep.