The Egyptian monopoly in leading the reconciliation effort is just not helpful or conducive to success," wrote Daniel Levy, a senior research fellow and director of the Middle East Task Force at the New America Foundation in a blog for Foreign Policy magazine on October 13. Given a recent political rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Syria, Hamas's principle patron state, Egypt would do well to open the negotiating space. "Egypt has a role to play, but it cannot be the exclusive mediator," Mr Levy wrote. ... Original Article