In Shift, Egypt Warms to Iran and Hamas, Israel’s Foes

CAIRO — Egypt
is charting a new course in its foreign policy that has already begun
shaking up the established order in the Middle East, planning to open
the blockaded border with Gaza and normalizing relations with two of Israel and the West’s Islamist foes, Hamas and Iran.

Egyptian officials, emboldened by the revolution and with an eye on
coming elections, say that they are moving toward policies that more
accurately reflect public opinion. In the process they are seeking to
reclaim the influence over the region that waned as their country became
a predictable ally of Washington and the Israelis in the years since
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