Khalid Amayreh

Given that Gaza is Egypt's first line of defence against Israeli aggression, it should be a priority for President Morsi.

During a recent episode of Al-Ittijah Al-Muaakes (The Opposite Direction) on Al Jazeera, an Egyptian liberal lambasted President Mohamed Morsi "for paying ample attention to his comrades in Gaza at the expense of the Egyptian people."

The guest, who seemed quite exasperated and convulsive, argued that Morsi should have devoted more of his time to tackling the numerous problems facing the Egyptian people.

The self-described liberal's tirade against the president came in the context of the acrimonious political confrontation following Morsi's constitutional declaration on 22 November, which drew stringent and widespread reactions from across the Egyptian political arena.

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