CAIRO
Muslim Brotherhood (Ikhwan) senior official Rashad Beyyumi has stated that they would not resort to violence in case of the demonstrations to be held on June 30 stretch and tensions escalate.
"It is out of question that we respond to the demonstrations with violence. Therefore, we would like the security forces to carry out the necessary duties before the incidents grew," Beyyumi told Anadolu Agency on Wednesday.
Beyyumi drew attention to the "gangs supportive of the former regime" who wished the country to return to the era prior to January 25, 2011 and added that a campaign of attack was initiated against President Mohamed Morsi.
Stating that they wouldn't begin negotiations with the opposition under roof of the army, Beyyumi said, "What needs to be done is conducting the talks under the auspices of the President. If people demand reforms and perform demonstrations for this reason, this should be carried out by peaceful means. The country dragged into chaos means disaster for not only Ikhwan but also for all. "
Muheymir Ebu Sade, an academician at the Al-Azhar University in Gaza, said that the unfavorable incidents to take place in Egypt during the demonstrations would completely reflect to Gaza.
In relation to the anti-government demonstrations to take place in Egypt on June 30, Sade said, "The Rafah border crossing will be closed. We will not be able to import goods and there would be scarcaness in basic necessities and hence the prices will rise incredibly."
"If bloody clashes occur, the Egyptian army intervenes in the demonstrations. Military intervention would result in the tensions to last longer. Egypt is the heart of Gaza. Unfavorable incidents to take place in Egypt during the demonstrations would completely reflect to Gaza," he added.
Scheduled demonstrations of opposition blocs will take place on June 30 in Egypt to topple President Mohamed Morsi and the ruling Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) on the first anniversary of Morsi in of
