Hamas Concerned About Tamarod Movement in Gaza

Abeer Ayyoub

Jul 23, 2013

Boys wave Palestinian flags during a protest near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip June 7, 2013. The protest was part of the Global March to Jerusalem initiative, marking the 46th anniversary of Israel's capture of East Jerusalem in the 1967 Middle East war. REUTERS/Suhaib Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST ANNIVERSARY) - RTX10F3F — Boys wave Palestinian flags during a protest near the border between Israel and the northern Gaza Strip, June 7, 2013. The protest was part of the Global March to Jerusalem initiative, marking the 46th anniversary of Israel's capture of east Jerusalem in the 1967 war. — REUTERS/Suhaib Salem

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Traditionally affected by every little political change in neighboring Egypt, Palestinians in Gaza have always acutely followed what transpires next door.

The fall of the Muslim Brotherhood is no different. After rising to power with the election of President Mohammed Morsi, Hamas assumed it had a secure ally in neighoring Egypt. But Hamas once again finds itself in an awkward position following Morsi's ouster, led by the grassroots Tamarod (rebellion) movement.