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By Amgad Rasim in Asharq Al-Awsat

"Egypt is far bigger than the typhoons that envelop the region. It cannot relinquish its responsibilities concerning the resolution of the Palestinian question." -- Mursi Atallah, Al-Ahram

"Israel will never be able to permanently stop the firing of rockets from Gaza while Hamas is still there." -- Ahmed El-Sawi, Al-Masry Al-Yom

"The Arab world is in a state of fragmentation, weakness and decay." -- Ibrahim Eissa, Al-Dostour

"A truce between Israel and Gaza is required. Equally important is a similar truce between Fatah and Hamas. The former will never last without the latter. In addition, the failure of the latter could lead to the civil confrontations that Israel is aiming at and waiting for." -- Al-Bayan

"Israel is still waging a war against Gaza, but is using political tools like separating the different files and deepening the Palestinian division. Can the Palestinians realise that the core and crux of their issue lies in resuming dialogue and ending division as soon as possible?" -- Talal Owkal, Al-Ayyam

"Apparently the war against Gaza has ended, but in fact it hasn't. And the inter-Palestinian conflict is as serious as the Palestinian-Israeli conflict." -- Gamil Al-Zayabi, Al-Hayat