Muslim Brotherhood sure of election victory in Egypt as Tahrir unrest lingers
The army and the interim government continue to prepare for Monday's first round of parliamentary elections, which threaten to split the opposition.
By Anshel Pfeffer Tags: Egypt Jerusalem Palestinians Palestinian Authority Hosni MubarakCAIRO - A protester was killed yesterday when he was run over by a police vehicle during mass demonstrations in Tahrir Square that called for Egypt's military leaders to step down from power.
But, in general, order was maintained in the Egyptian capital over the weekend, despite the gathering of tens of thousands of demonstrators.
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Egyptians taking part in afternoon prayers on Friday in Tahrir Square. |
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Meanwhile, the army and the interim government continued to prepare for Monday's first round of parliamentary elections. The elections threaten to split the opposition: While some members of the protest movement are calling for this week's elections to be deferred until power is transferred to civilian hands, and several parties have announced that they would boycott the balloting, the Muslim Brotherhood is determined to win a large number of seats in parliament. In an effort to ensure orderly elections, the Islamic group has said it does not support the current wave of protests.
But a large number of Muslim Brotherhood members turned up in a show of support for the demonstrators nonetheless, and some of the movement's members announced they were breaking with the organization. One female university student declared that, although she was an Islamist, the Muslim Brotherhood had shown it was only out for its own interests and she would not vote for the group.
Convinced of their upcoming success in the vote, some Muslim Brotherhood supporters had concerns beyond Egypt's borders - over Israel's intentions to dismantle the temporary Mughrabi bridge leading to the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. At Al-Azhar University, a stronghold of the movement, giant posters called for the defense of the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the mount, and Palestinian flags mingled with Egyptian ones. Guests of honor at prayers at the university were members of a Hamas delegation that was in Cairo for talks with Palestinian Authority officials.
One Muslim Brotherhood activist, Bayuma Tayara, said his group did not need to campaign at this point. The movement has been doing grassroots work for years, he said, and every Egyptian knows who the Muslim Brotherhood is. He denied that the group was busying itself with the Palestinian issue to distract attention from ongoing demonstrations in Cairo and said the group was sure of victory.
Sermon after sermon before and after the prayers at the university accused Israel of harming Muslim holy places and claimed that the Jews were defiling Palestine. One speaker said that all of Palestine would be liberated via Cairo's Tahrir Square - where demonstrations earlier this year brought down President Hosni Mubarak's regime.
Among the crowd was Abed Khaled, an accountant, who said the Jews would be fought until the fighters' last drop of blood. Acknowledging that such a step was not currently feasible, he said that after an election victory the army would be prepared for war against Israel.
For his part, however, another Muslim Brotherhood activist said that if Israel respects Palestinian rights, the peace treaty with Israel could be maintained, saying that he and his colleagues wanted to live in peace with Israel.
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Is a Muslim there is no way you can change your antecedents.. (PAPA MUSLIM,THEN YOU ARE ONE TOO.)Conversely In Judaism if YOUR mama is a Jew,no matter how many times you convert to any other religion:YOU ARE A JEW (example) Sarkozy ... Whos mother was A JEW.
The outcome of Egypt's revolution will have the Muslim Brotherood in charge as long as they do not interfere with the army's way of doing business.
all of them very peacefull.
Get the Missionaries Ready!
..you don't want to be on their bad side, mr. serve the cross.
Better than Islamism..Christians moved on,they left behind their old fashioned ideals..even in the Catholic church 9not as it used to be a few decades ago. Hurrah for Judeo/Christianity..that follows a mild type of FAITH i n the main..Trouble nowadays seems even Christian females are adopting islam by marrying muslims..Cannot see what the attraction is .Especially when the fellows (are ugly) .Same with som American blacks..With the latter it must be the suffering they endured as slaves.. However, not the the avant garde type blacks who are liberals preach the "gospels" with more fervor than their white counterparts.. there you have it (yosemite)
just try and kill Jews. You think your last loss was bad? Besides your economy is down the drain; you'll all be starving in a few months except for the fatcats.
Especially the TOWELL headed Shia even Sunni with their own colours..Underneath the colours are the BLACKNESS of their SOULS ,..(unfortunately)
They should be ready to change their ideology or else they also be caged in a strip like Gaza. Ask hamas...
And a generation grew up in Egypt that knew not war with Israel and they will mistakenly press for it until another Sadat appears on the horizon that will make another sacrificial trip to the Knesset to sign another peace treaty so future generations of Egyptians will not have to suffer death & defeat.
Be careful terrorists, that this declaration does not fulfill itself!
Heck, if Israel can make a democratic go of it in this tough middle east neighborhood and have a woman as Prime Minister why can't the Egyptians who protested at great sacrifice achieve the same life, liberty, and the pursuit of their happiness that they desire and which seems so close at hand, they inquire? Well, Islam is a proud man's world, and the rest is commentary!
But Israelis are not middle easterners. Israelis are mostly European immigrants (Sephardis weren't allowed to power for long enough for them to assume a European identity as well). Egypt on the other hand is a classical Middle Eastern state.
Because they breath the unctious air of Islamofascism granted by their prophet of doom they follow without regard to the PRESENT century They love death spurn LIFE.. They will suffocate ion their endeavour gaining nothing buT GRIEF.. What you are suggesting: i.e life, liberty, and the pursuit of their happiness that they desire and which seems so close at hand..you applying it to the American way that is a strange phenomenon in naive thought process.
When will the world realize that Islam and Freedom don't mix
Am just starting to smell Iranian winter, Such swift metamorphosis...
Freedom is an American concept and it doesn't exist even in America. Every country has it's down destiny, and not all need to be free or have a bill of rights. Everyone is acting like it Egyptians are protesting for freedom, when it is not completely true.
but it is not true AT ALL in theME Muslim countries!
you gind out easily that at least he cherishes his Muslim roots. He never could have had the chance to get US president by admitting this!
what a genius really !
slick move obama
Did anybody needed a crystal ball to know what was coming from the arab spring, democracy? ha ha your kidding, in Islam 2 and 2 does not make 4. i did not need that ball, it just needed common sense.everything comes to him who waits,and Islam knows how to wait. joseph theeboom.
You want not to lose, then that's the problem we have to fight. It will take generations and more, but it did succeed all over Europe, simply because people became wiser over time. A Muslim Gallileo is already born... even many of them!
We are extremely curious for him to show! Until now the Galileos have been with the Jews mainly, wh ch is easily to be confirmed by yourself!
Because if the Muslim Brotherhood is "elected", they can kiss the 2nd largest American annual aid goodbye. America is saving money left and right from this Arab Spring. First they cut UNESCO money, now Egypt's money. Now now, I know what the Islamic Extremists who visit this website are going to say in response to me. You're going to say "They should cut Israel's Aid, it's the most logical thing" but you guys humor me. When Egypt builds some Intel CPU's, when Palestine lists on the NASDAQ Index as a $50 Billion dollar revenue generator for America, then come back and tell me about Israeli Aid. Egypt thinks it's starving now? Wait till that money gets cut.
there won't be Arab countries any more.All Arab countries would be called The United States of Arabia.Then they would control all the world with their oil.Everything is possible these days.I think it would be best for us Israelis to make a true peace now before it's too late.Muslim brotherhood is wining all over.Tunisia,Egypt,............Jordan and Syria.
You Americans think that no one will ever survive without US Aid ;) Israel will drown, Egypt will go bankrupt, UNESCO will cease to exist. And if you are not listed on NASDQ, you are not really a company ;) Some day you will understand how wrong you are. 5 Billion a year for a 70 million population is not really aid, moreover, the aid can only be spend (as all US aid) in the United States, so by providing aid to Egypt and Israel, US is stimulating it's own economy.
Russia,Iran ,China,Turkey could help Egypt.
And it is CHINA..1 + Billion people ,can topple the billion Arabs (ALL) What is more China has a great history unlike for instance (modern Egypt that are NOT the real descendents of Classic Egypt) a different kettle OF FISH..
Stop lieing
praying for Egypt:(
this article seems made up, especialy the part about the lady saying she is an islamist and not voting for the muslim brotherhood.
she would be in danger of being killed from now on!
Hmmm, control of the Egyptian government by the Muslim Brotherhood. I am sure that will send Western tourists flocking to the country. Another economy in the crapper. Ciao, Ciao Egypt
That had no effect on tourists. And trust me, some of them views that Evangelicals have on this world are no less radical then those of the brotherhood. Also, religious fundamentalists have a talent for bringing about order in the society ;)
You know what psychologists say about wishful dreams?
Gc can`t read like all islamists, and when he reads he does not understand. There is not a single country that adopted sharia and became decent. The most you can achieve with sharia is famine, suicide bombings, limb chopping, paedophilia (remember aisha?!) and flocking to the west as refugees, only to bomb it later on. Good lcuk with your satanic cult, we don`t need it.