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...perceived collusion of Mubarak with the Israeli effort to topple Hamas by choking the life out of Gaza's economy has fueled a political backlash. "We are, of course, calling for lifting the siege, and giving the Palestinians a normal life," says Essam al-Eryan, a spokesman for the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt's largest opposition group. "But the Israelis and Americans are pushing Egypt to secure the Israelis. And this is not our duty ... the Palestinians are no threat to Egypt...
...dangerous new enemy: al-Qaeda. As Palestinian groups denied responsibility for the bombings, Israeli Chief of Army Intelligence Aharon Zeevi-Farkash reportedly told Israel's Cabinet that the most likely suspect was al-Qaeda, with help from the banned but tolerated group Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood. Brotherhood spokesman Essam Eryan vigorously denied the charge, saying the group has "huge" differences with al-Qaeda and has publicly condemned the Sinai attacks. Taha Abdel Alim, a spokesman for Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak's government, told TIME the government believes the brotherhood was "not involved." Egyptian officials detained several dozen Bedouin on suspicion...
...members of the Muslim Brotherhood organization on suspicion of recruiting volunteers for jihad in Iraq , Chechnya and Palestine . Officials claimed that the Brotherhood - legally banned since 1954 - was hoping to train the members to eventually return home to overthrow President Hosni Mubarak's regime. Senior Brotherhood leader Essam El Eryan told TIME that his group was "against violence." Families Reunited NORTH KOREA After meeting with leader Kim Jong Il, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi won the release of five children of former Japanese abductees who were kidnapped by North Korea in the 1970s and set free almost two years...
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