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| Salafists in Egypt shift gears, condemn ties with Israel |
| 2011-12-25 |
| Egypt's ultra-conservative Islamist party Al-Nour shifted gears on the Israel-Egypt peace treaty on Sunday, saying they will "stand firmly against normalization between the two countries in all forms, and are against ties with any entity that wants to harm the Egyptian identity." The statement came after the Salafist Al-Nour's spokesman Dr. Yusari Hamad gave an interview last week to Israel Army Radio in which he stated that all Al-Nour supports peace with Israel. The interview caused an uproar in the Egyptian press and prompted the party to clarify their position. The party will work to change clauses in the treaty "in a legitimate manner," according to the statement on Sunday. Hamad told Israel Army Radio that there had been a "smear campaign" waged against Al-Nour, which surprised the world when in the first two of three rounds of parliamentary elections won more than 30 percent of the vote. Al-Nour is currently in second place after the more moderate Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party which earned around 40% of the votes. |
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