Islamists welcome ‘day of victory’ - Israel News, Ynetnews, other sources
Islamists, Hamas, Hizbullah and Shi’ite extremists across the board seem very pleased with the developments in Egypt. Is this grandstanding - the attempt to claim a predominantly secular, democratic uprising as their own - or simply a truthful manifestation of things to come in Egypt and the region? Remember, free elections don’t always bring welcome change and democracy as we in the west understand it. Hamas came to power in a free and fair election, after all.
Stay tuned. This being the Middle East, the last chapter is far from being written. Any Western thinktank, NGO, or government agency which thinks it has a handle on what has happened in Egypt is blowing smoke. If the West truly understood the way the ME works, things would be a lot different today than they are.