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June 25, 2012
Israeli News Blames Barack Obama For Muslim Brotherhood’s Rise to Power
Israeli News Blames Barack Obama For Muslim Brotherhood’s Rise to Power
Israel National News blamed Barack Obama for the rise of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt. This report was published today after Muslim Brotherhood candidate Muhammed Morsi won the presidential election in Egypt.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued an official reaction to the victory of Islamist Mohammed Mursi in Egypt’s presidential elections Sunday.
“Israel appreciates the democratic process in Egypt and respects its results,” said Netanyahu.
“Israel expects the continuation of the cooperation with the Egyptian regime on the basis of the peace treaty between the two countries, which is an interest of both peoples and contributes to the stability of the region,” he added.
With over 80 million inhabitants, Egypt is the most populous Arab country and has always been considered Israel’s most formidable neighbor. When Egyptian president Anwar Sadat ended 30 years of formal enmity by recognizing Israel and signing a peace treaty with it, many Israelis saw this as the beginning of the end of the existential threat to Israel from its neighbors. In return for the treaty, Israel handed over the entire Sinai Peninsula, which it had captured from Egypt in the Six Day War.
Sadat was assassinated by Muslim extremists because of the peace treaty and was replaced by Hosni Mubarak, who ruled for 30 years. The friendliness of U.S. President Barack Obama toward the Muslim Brotherhood, a movement formerly considered illegitimate by the West, is now seen as one of the reasons for Mubarak’s downfall and the Brotherhood’s rise to power.
Israelis are now concerned that Egypt may cease to honor its treaty with Israel, and that terror from Sinai and Gaza will increase.
Yesterday, Egyptian secular leaders blasted the Obama administration’s support for the Muslim Brotherhood.
Wild Thing's comment.........
We all know how Obama favors the Muslims and the Muslim Brotherhood over Israel. Who knows what will be in the future between Israel and Egypt.
Posted by Wild Thing at June 25, 2012 02:55 AM
Comments
Now, Israel will be surrounded by enemies on all sides. We can thank Obama for that.
Funny how bout Carter and Obama threw the leaders of Iran and Egypt under the bus. Both the Shaw and Mubarak were friendly towards the US and both were abandoned by Democrat presidents.
Posted by: BobF at June 25, 2012 06:40 PM
