VIDEO - A public conflict between Egypt and Hamas underway? Mustafa al-Faki, chairman of the Egyptian Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, has said that his country would not tolerate an "Islamist emirate" on its northern border with the Gaza Strip.
The London-based Arabic-language al-Hayat newspaper reported Thursday that al-Faki, who spoke in a conference in Cairo, blamed Hamas for the failure of the intra-Palestinian talks.
He also rejected the organization's claims that Egypt was responsible for the closing of the Rafah crossing.
"The Hamas coup is what caused the Rafah crossing problem. Pushing people towards the crossing only serves Israel," he said, but stressed that his country "will never abandon the Palestinians issue."
During the conference, the Palestinian Authority's ambassador to Cairo said that Egypt would soon resume its call for a Palestinian dialogue between Hamas and Fatah.
The reconciliation talks between the sides were postponed following difficulties created by Hamas. According to the ambassador, Nabil Amro, the way out from the political crisis in the Palestinian Authority lies in an agreement between the rival factions.