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VIDEO / Egyptian paper: Hamas leaders partially responsible for Gaza assault
By Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Hamas, Gaza, Israel news 

An editorial published in the Egyptian weekly Al-Ahram on Monday argues that the Hamas leadership, who kept silent as Palestinian militants fired rockets at Israel, is partially to blame for the Israeli assault on the Gaza Strip, which has killed at least 300 Palestinians in the last three days.

"If you can't kill the wolf, don't pull its tail" says the article.

Since Saturday, Egypt has been under media attack by Hamas and various Islamic organizations in the Arab world, for collaborating with Israel. The attack peaked Sunday when Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah called on Egyptians to come out in protest against their government.
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The Egyptian government rejects claims it is in collusion with Israel, indicating that it had warned against such an Israeli response if Gaza militants continued to fire rockets.

"Palestinian officials who do not want peace and seek empty heroism did not take Egypt's warnings seriously," says the article. "The day of the Israeli foreign minister's visit to Egypt, the militants sabotaged mediation efforts to reach a cease-fire agreement by firing 60 rockets at Israel."

The article, however, severely criticizes Israel's strike on Gaza describing the assault as "worse than crimes against humanity," and "a hideous massacre."


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      2.   the Israeli wolf 16:23  |  Harry 29/12/08
      3.   #1 Egyptian 16:36  |  Robert 29/12/08
      4.   Egyptians partially tell the truth 17:49  |  Realist 29/12/08
      5.   "If you can`t kill the wolf, don`t pull its tail" 18:32  |  Shepherd 29/12/08
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      9.   Robert- and what was the wolf doing at the time? 22:41  |  Palestinian Brit 29/12/08
      10.   Why does Egypt keep the border sealed? 23:35  |  Megan 29/12/08
      11.   Palestinian Brit not too bright 00:55  |  SDHD 30/12/08
      12.   #6 check the facts mate! 03:08  |  andrew engel 30/12/08
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      16.   if israel is right 22:57  |  joe 30/12/08
      17.   Iran is behind it all 00:10  |  WAKEUP IGNORANTWORLD 31/12/08
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