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Africa North
Hamas says Egypt no longer a viable mediator with Israel
2015-02-01
It's been a busy day in that part of the world.
[IsraelTimes] Source close to group repudiates Cairo after court deems armed wing terrorists; Sissi: Fight against terror will be long and hard

A source close to Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason,'s armed wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said Saturday the group no longer recognizes Egypt as a broker with Israel,
One.
following an Egyptian court's decision to label the group a terrorist organization.
Two.
Meanwhile,
...back at the pound, the little lost dog had finished eating the rat terrier...
 Egypt announced plans for a unified task force to combat turbans in the Sinai peninsula as its president vowed a long and difficult battle against terrorism.
Three and four.
"After the court's decision Egypt is no longer a mediator in Paleostinian-Israeli matters," a Hamas source told Rooters on Saturday, hours after the court's ruling. Cairo has long been a go-between for both parties and has played a pivotal role in brokering a number of ceasefires in Gazoo, including at the end of last summer's war.
True. No more hudnas for Hamas, it seems.
Ismail Haniyeh
...became Prime Minister after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank...
, the group's former prime minister in the Gazoo Strip, lambasted Cairo over the announcement, saying "you [Egyptians] have lost your sense of justice."

"The Brigades are a source of pride, respect and bravery," he said, according to Ynet.

The choice to label the armed-wing a terrorist group was made two days after a host of coordinated attacks by jihadists on government forces in the Sinai Peninsula killed 31 people.
It's been a busy week, too, chock full of consequences.
Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi condemned the attacks, vowing a long, aggressive campaign against holy warrior groups operating in the restive region.

"This battle will be difficult...and will take a long time," he said in a televised statement on Saturday.

"We will not leave Sinai for the terrorists," he vowed. The Egyptian leader made his address as military commanders announced plans to forge a unified command for all armed forces in Sinai.
And there you have it, dear Reader.
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