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In a surprisingly conciliatory interview with London-based daily Al-Hayat, Fatah Central Committee member Jibril Rajoub added that Egyptian media tended to exaggerate the role of Hamas in harming Egyptian security.

"I know the [Egyptian] media exaggerates Hamas's role in the anarchy taking place in Egypt, but some Hamas officials lambaste the Egyptians," Rajoub said, referring specifically to comments by Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri. "Despite this, we are prepared to serve as a bridge not only between them and the Egyptians but with the entire world, on the basis of pluralism."

Rajoub's statements appeared to go against the grain of Fatah's efforts to publicly delegitimize Hamas in the Arab media.

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