Egypt bans Hamas, labels it a terrorist organization

[Redfairen]

An Egyptian court has banned all activities by the Palestinian militant group Hamas in Egypt. Cairo’s relations with the group have fallen apart since president Morsi’s military-backed ouster.

A Cairo court on Tuesday ruled on the ban and ordered that Hamas offices in the country be shut down and all dealings with the group suspended. The court also branded Hamas as a terrorist organization.

The country's relations with Hamas, which rules neighboring Gaza Strip, have sharply deteriorated since the military removed Islamist president Mohammed Morsi last July.

Hamas, the Palestinian chapter of Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood, denounced the move saying it "serves the (Israeli) occupation."


http://m.dw.de/english/mobile.A-17472158-9097.html

[Jefferson23]

1. Hamas is cooked...no money, no resources but it is the people of Gaza who are

suffering deeply from the squeeze by Egypt and Abbas.

[azurnoir]

2. Just earning their keep: Congress to Give Egypt $1.5 Billion in Aid

New legislation dropping on Monday will free the Obama administration to send money to Cairo after last year’s military coup put a freeze on the cash.

Congress is preparing to allow the Obama administration to give more than $1 billion dollars to the Egyptian government and military, despite the fact the generals perpetrated a coup last summer and are suppressing opposition ahead of a nation-wide constitutional referendum.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/01/13/congress-to-give-egypt-1-5-billion-in-aid.html

and remember we do not call it a coup

[Scootaloo]

3. Ironically, this government killed more civilians in a week than Hamas has in twenty years

[Jefferson23]

4. That is the truth. n/t

[Jefferson23]

5. Hamas: Egypt no longer impartial in Palestinian reconciliation

GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- Egypt is no longer a neutral party in resolving the political split between Hamas and Fatah, an Hamas official said Wednesday.

Marwan Abu Ras, a Palestinian lawmaker affiliated to Hamas, told Ma'an that "we won't be reassured that Egypt can play an impartial role in reconciliation while Egypt antagonizes one side of the dispute."

The Hamas official condemned a recent decision by an Egyptian court to ban the activities of Hamas in the country and seize the group's assets.

"The Egyptian judge who made the decision did not bring a single evidence incriminating Hamas. Thus, the movement considers the Egyptian decision a pure political decision rather than a judicial decision, and that decision serves the Israeli occupation."

http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=678887