This Is Not Unexpected But It Is Unfortunate

Many people had high hopes for an Arab Spring when tyrants in the Middle East were toppled during the beginning of this year. Unfortunately, the tyrants that were toppled allowed freedom of religion and were somewhat tolerant of Israel and the West. Now in Egypt the Muslim Brotherhood and the Salafist Al-Nur party, both of which support an Islamic state, have gained control of the Egyptian Parliament. As a result of these two Islamic parties gaining control, the Coptic Christians (who have been in Egypt since 42 AD) have been increasingly under attack. Now we are seeing Egypt’s attituded toward Israel reflect the new political reality in Egypt.

Haaretz is reporting today:

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood said that the country’s peace treaty with Israel needs re-evaluation by the country’s new parliament, in press remarks by a senior member of the group published Friday.

“A long time has passed since the Camp David accord was signed, and like the other agreements it needs to be reviewed, and this is in the hands of the parliament,” said Mahmoud Hussein, the group’s secretary-general.

This is like asking the local foxes to reevaluate security in the chicken coop. The article further reports:

“The brotherhood believes the treaty is of great importance, but it is not on the top of our list. There are other priorities for the time being,” Hussein told the regional Asharq al-Awsat daily.

“Generally, Israel does not honor the agreement,” he added.

He denied a report saying that the Muslim Brotherhood had reached an understanding with the United States and Israel on “the importance of safeguarding the peace treaty with Israel.”

There are two things to note in this statement–Israel is accused of not honoring the treaty (therefore Egypt can easily break it) and the denial of the report that there was an understanding with the United States and Israel on the importance of the treaty. Unfortunately, the Obama administration is not viewed as dedicated to protecting Israel, and the enemies of Israel will probably use the months before the 2012 elections in America to do as much damage to Israel as possible, fearing that if a new U. S. President is elected in 2012, he might support Israel.

The statement by the Muslim Brotherhood about the Israeli-Egypt treaty is not encouraging.

 

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