Israel, Hamas and Fatah oppose the Egyptian revolution

[The Idler]

Fear of the masses (http://cpgb.org.uk/article.php?article_id=1004269), Tony Greenstein

[Threetune]

Fear of the masses (http://cpgb.org.uk/article.php?article_id=1004269), Tony Greenstein


Where is the evidence in this article that hamas oppose the uprising? I can't find it.

"But, for all its fake outrage over political Islam, it is interesting to see how Israeli leaders are at one with Hamas and the quisling Palestinian Authority in Ramallah. In Gaza and Ramallah, the respective regimes are united in their hostility to the protests against Mubarak. Hamas leaders have long reached a tacit understanding on the tunnels under the border with Egypt, with all the resulting corruption involved. As for the Palestinian Authority and Abbas, they have had a close relationship with Mubarak - their partner, along with Israel, in enforcing the blockade on Gaza and attempting to replace Hamas with their own quisling brand of politics. Whereas Hamas has been unable to prevent demonstrations against Mubarak, the Palestinian Authority has gone out of its way to do so, threatening its organisers with torture."

[Crux]

http://www.haaretz.com/news/international/hamas-blocks-egypt-solidarity-demonstrations-in-gaza-says-rights-group-1.340549

[Threetune]

Thanks for that Majakovskij

The Idler-
Is this the source for the original article in the Weekly Worker, or was it another one?

[danyboy27]

this is a verry rare occasion, israel and hamas agree on something!

STOP THE PRESS!

[Sinister Cultural Marxist]

well, they are all Imperialist institutions, each with militant political wings bordering on fascism (of varying sizes). On one hand, it is surprising to see them agree on something. One the other hand, it's not surprising that the one topic they do agree on happens to be this.

[Palestine]

This is seriously crap, Hamas even organized protests, I've seen it on the local newspaper. Don't know where Mrs. Sarah Leah Watson gets her news.

[Threetune]

Thanks Palestine. Do you have any sources for the story? Or an English translation etc.

[Palestine]

I've seen it on the local newspaper, and on the Hamas tv station. They were the organizers of a grand celebration rally to congratulate the Egyptians for the revolution.

[Threetune]

I found this.

Hamas allows anti-Mubarak protest in Gaza

By IBRAHIM BARZAK
The Associated Press
Thursday, February 3, 2011; 12:58 PM
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Hamas security officials allowed hundreds of Palestinians in Gaza to demonstrate Thursday against Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in the first such public gathering in the seaside strip since turmoil erupted in neighboring Egypt (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/countries/egypt.html?nav=el) last week.
In the West Bank, the Western-backed Palestinian Authority broke up a demonstration of anti-Mubarak protesters but permitted a smaller gathering backing him.
Nearly 1,000 Hamas supporters rallied in front of the Egyptian representative office in Gaza, waving Palestinian and Egyptian flags and chanting, "Mubarak, you must leave." Some carried banners in Arabic and English that read, "The Egyptian people want to change their regime, we must support and respect that."
One participant, Khalil Mohammed, 21, said Gazans and Egyptians "share the same concerns and the same interests as young men. This is a symbolic stand to show our solidarity."
Hamas security officials stood by and did not break up the protest.
The militant Islamist group, which controls the Gaza Strip, has largely kept quiet on the unrest in neighboring Egypt. Hamas is affiliated with Egypt's largest opposition group, the banned Muslim Brotherhood, and has been openly critical of Mubarak's regime because of the Israel (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/world/countries/israel.html?nav=el)-Egypt blockade of Gaza.
In 2007 Hamas wrested control of the Gaza from the Palestinian Authority.
In the West Bank, police quickly dispersed more than 100 people who gathered in downtown Ramallah in solidarity with the Egyptian people calling for Mubarak's resignation, freelance journalist Mohammed Jaradat said.
Police detained him and three other people, Jaradat said, including a cameraman whose footage was confiscated. Some protesters said police roughed them up.
The incident came hours after a smaller pro-Mubarak demonstration in the same spot.
A reporter from The Associated Press saw about 10 protesters wait for cameramen and photographers to set up their gear, then chant support for Mubarak. They also called Egyptian pro-democracy advocate Mohamed ElBaradei a "coward and "an American collaborator."
Police stood by. Demonstrators would not say who organized them.

Palestinian Hamas supporters hold signs and Egyptian flags during a demonstration calling to remove Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and supporting the Egyptian people, outside the Egyptian representative office in Gaza City, Thursday, Feb. 3, 2011. The demonstration in Gaza is the first public gathering of its type since the turmoil in Egypt erupted a week ago. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) (Adel Hana - AP)
Earlier this week, Abbas told his security chiefs to clamp down on protests in support of the Egyptian demonstrators, a senior Palestinian security official said Tuesday.
Abbas told the chiefs he was concerned that loosening their grip could provide an opening to Hamas to destabilize the West Bank, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not permitted to discuss details of the meeting.
Abbas considers Mubarak an ally for his role in peace talks with Israel and for seeking reconciliation among rival Palestinians factions.
Police spokesman Adnan Damiri said both protests were illegal because they had not received permits. He denied charges of favoritism.
"Our policy is that we don't intervene in the internal affairs of other countries," he said.
The Palestinian Authority has prevented two other demonstrations in recent weeks in support of anti-government protesters in Tunisia and Egypt.
Associated Press writer Ben Hubbard contributed from Ramallah, West Bank.