Morsi vs Sisi: Who really supported the plight of Palestinians?
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Ahmed al-Burai
Egypt's first democratically elected leader was toppled for many reasons, one of them his stance toward Gaza.
The then Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi meeting with then Defence Minister General Abdel Fattah al-Sissi at the Presidential Palace in Cairo on 1 September, 2012 (AFP/Egyptian Presidency).
“We will never leave Gaza on its own,” said Mohamed Morsi, the ousted Egyptian president, during the brutal offensive of Israel in 2012. He denounced Israel’s bellicosity labelling it as “a blatant aggression against humanity”. Urging the cessation of the onslaught against Palestinian civilians, he vehemently reiterated: “The Israelis should know that Egypt today is completely different from Egypt yesterday.”
Just a couple of days ago Morsi, the first democra...