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lostincalifornia

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15. It is complicated, but most sources indicated an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood was involved.
Tue Jul 29, 2025, 04:53 PM
Jul 29

" An investigation uncovered evidence that the killers had plotted the attack with Al Gamaa al-Islamiyya, a Muslim Brotherhood offshoot that had failed ambitions of launching an Islamic revolution in the mid-1980s.

Aboud El Zomor, the leader of Al Gamaa al-Islamiyya, was convicted of plotting the assassination and spent almost 30 years behind bars before his release in April, among hundreds of political prisoners detained during President Hosni Mubarak’s regime.

Three decades later, in his first interview with a U.S. television news organization since his release, El Zomor was unapologetic about being a part of the killing of Sadat.

“Our role was related to assisting but not decision-making,” El Zomor recalled in his interview with CNN. “All that we did, our role, is that we had ammunition that we sent” to the assassins."

https://www.cnn.com/2011/10/06/world/meast/egypt-sadat-assassination

Also, Hamas is an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.

HAMAS, an acronym for Harakat al-Muqāwama al-Islāmiyya, or the “Islamic Resistance Movement,” was founded in 1987 as an offshoot of the Palestinian Muslim Brotherhood, which was formed at the beginning of the first intifada. In case some are wondering why there is criticism on the use of "globalize the intifada"


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Off to read in Depth JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #1
Hamas will NEVER accept a two-state solution. They never have, and they never will. It is in their charter. I wonder lostincalifornia Jul 29 #3
Now I Know JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #6
It is complicated, but most sources indicated an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood was involved. lostincalifornia Jul 29 #15
Nor will Bibi iemanja Jul 29 #22
Hamas does not speak for anywhere near all Palestinians. Big Blue Marble Jul 29 #28
The Palestinian Authority does recognise Israel as a state muriel_volestrangler Jul 29 #7
So Palestine JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #8
Right now... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #9
It's all a problem from hell JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #11
Wish I could rec this statement a million times n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #12
It was elected as the government in Gaza 19 years ago iemanja Jul 29 #23
I never said that Hamas was elected in the West Bank n/t SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #24
You said is was the elected government of Palestine iemanja Jul 29 #25
Fair enough... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #26
As the US voted for Trump iemanja Jul 29 #27
Do any of us who voted for Kamala deserve what we got? Nope SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #30
Did these people vote? Is this what they deserved? iemanja Jul 29 #32
A majority of Americans voted for Trump iemanja Jul 29 #34
Duplicate iemanja Jul 29 #33
The Palestinian Authority is the Palestinian govt... Violet_Crumble Jul 30 #36
No, it wouldn't "have to" muriel_volestrangler Jul 29 #16
The PA has proposed taking over Gaza after the war. Israel rejected it. AloeVera Jul 29 #31
OK... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #17
It's not "irrelevant"; the West Bank has the majority of Palestinians (nt) muriel_volestrangler Jul 29 #18
So then you want three states? SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #19
No. muriel_volestrangler Jul 29 #20
Does anyone remember when Israel under Labor was comitted to a two state solution, and Hamas and others lostincalifornia Jul 29 #2
News flash: Hamas does not control Gaza; Israel does. Big Blue Marble Jul 29 #29
Hamas controlled it before they started this disaster, and continuues to hold the hostages, and refuses to lostincalifornia Jul 29 #35
bravo UK, and let us ponder bibi's place in history prodigitalson Jul 29 #4
Once again they will all moniss Jul 29 #5
And... SickOfTheOnePct Jul 29 #10
Fair point JustAnotherGen Jul 29 #13
I did say the outside world should impose a solution no matter who doesn't like moniss Jul 29 #14
That slow walk concerns me. That and I don't trust the UK at all -eom vanessa_ca Jul 29 #21
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