Whichever camp you talk to in Egypt right now, the pro or anti 30th of June revolution, there is a very strong anti – western sentiment being expressed. The supporters of former President Morsi feel betrayed by the west, who did not insist on reinstating the “democratically elected” leader, and for not sufficiently defending the idea of electoral legitimacy.
On Sunday pro-Morsi protestors organized marches to the US, German and other western embassies to denounce the “shameful role of their countries facing the military coup”. The supporters of the uprising against Morsi believe that the reference to the uprisings that led to the ousting of President Morsi on July 3 as a ‘coup’ is an insult to the Egyptian people who rose in their millions. There is now a campaign to press for the removal of Ann Patterson, the American ambassador to Egypt.
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