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July 10th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda Its outcome could dictate Egypt’s immediate future.
In an open challenge to the generals, Mr Morsi on Sunday ordered parliament,
which is dominated by fellow members of the Muslim Brotherhood, to reconvene
despite a court order, made at the military’s behest, for it to dissolve.
Despite the Supreme Court ruling that the decision was “final”, Mr Morsi’s
office insisted that there was no legal bar to parliament meeting.
“We affirm that there is no confrontation with the judiciary and the decision
respects the verdict of the constitution court,” said Yasser Ali, a
presidential aide.
Saad al-Katatni, parliament’s Islamist speaker, said he had issued an order
for MPs to gather in parliament at noon, despite the building’s doors being
sealed and heavily guarded.
Amid rumours that a compromise was being negotiated, there were signs that the
military would seek to avoid violence.
A number of soldiers outside the parliament buildings appeared to have been
withdrawn last night and no efforts were made to prevent one MP from going
inside. Guards who remained said they would not stop other members from
entering.
There were also efforts to stage a public demonstration of unity as Mr Morsi
and Field Marshal Mohammed Tantawi, the leader of Egypt’s military council,
attended a karate demonstration by cadets. The two men appeared jovial
chatting and joking with each other.
In an effort to draw the sting from his challenge, Mr Morsi has promised that
parliament would only sit for as long as it takes to draw up a new
constitution and would not complete a full term.
Whether such a gesture would be acceptable for the military, which sees itself
as guardians of Egypt’s secular heritage and which hoped to oversee the
drafting of a new constitution itself, is far from clear.
The military’s move to dissolve parliament, seen as an attempt from preventing
the Muslim Brotherhood wielding both legislative and presidential power, was
likened by many Egyptians to a coup.
But the Muslim Brotherhood’s attempts to outmanoeuvre the generals have
divided Egyptians, with some secular MPs accusing Mr Morsi of flouting the
law and threatening to boycott parliament if it reconvenes.
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